Here are key moments from Robert Mueller's testimony
Robert S. Mueller III appeared hesitant and even shaky at times in his first congressional testimony on the Russia investigation, but the former special counsel still delivered a harsh blow to President Trump’s claims that he was fully cleared of any wrongdoing.
“I’d like to ask you the reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of the [Office of Legal Counsel] opinion stating that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?” asked Rep. Ted Lieu . After a brief break, Mueller began testifying before a second panel, the House Intelligence Committee, for a two-hour session that will focus more squarely on Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election.
The investigation found that Trump’s campaign welcomed Moscow’s interference even though it did not establish a criminal conspiracy with the Russians. It also chronicled Trump’s attempts to block or restrict Mueller’s work, episodes that Democrats have described as clear examples of obstruction of justice.
Mueller did not want to testify on Capitol Hill — he only agreed after Democrats issued him a subpoena — and his reluctance occasionally showed in his clipped answers. “The bedrock principle of our justice system is the presumption of innocence,” Rep. John Ratcliffe said. “Everyone is entitled to it, including sitting presidents.”
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