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Mueller stated under oath that the DOJ policy was not why he didn't charge obstruction.
In Mueller's opening statement that came later before the House Intelligence Committee, the former special counsel said he wanted to "correct the record" on his exchange with Lieu.
"That's not the correct way to say it," Mueller said. "We did not reach a determination as to whether the president committed a crime."
In early May, Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Mueller "reiterated several times in a group meeting that he was not saying that but for the OLC opinion he would have found obstruction."
Mueller said that they didn't even bother to try to reach a determination about the President because he felt he couldn't charge him with anything. Without being able to charge him with something, it would be "unfair" to accuse him.
So, whether Trump was guilty or not wasn't even a question that Mueller's team considered.
Mueller was asked by Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat, about a Justice Department rule that a sitting president cannot be indicted, based on a 2000 memo from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). Lieu asked Mueller to confirm that “the reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of an OLC opinion stating that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?” Mueller initially answered, “That is correct.”
Mueller, also in testimony to Congress:
“It is not a witch hunt,” Mueller replied.
“When the president said the Russian interference was a hoax, that was false, wasn’t it?”
“True,” Mueller said.
Later, Rep. Jackie Speier asked a similar question: “Would you agree that it’s not a hoax that the Russians were engaged in trying to impact our election?”
“Absolutely,” Mueller replied. “That was not a hoax.”
Mueller is the Christopher Steele of Glen Simpsons.
Andrew Weissmann did the investigation and report, Mueller was brought in to give an illusion of cred.
All revealed when Mueller did not even know the substance within the report itself.
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