Mueller’s testimony leaves key Trump questions unanswered by alexnazaryan
WASHINGTON — It was trench warfare on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, with Republicans and Democrats waging furious battle over the testimony of former special counsel Robert Mueller, who spent some six hours answering questions before the House Judiciary Committee and, subsequently, the House Intelligence Committee. It all ended as trench warfare usually does, with little advancement by either side but plenty of woe for both.
Some Trump critics seized on a later exchange during the same hearing. “The reason again that you did not indict Donald Trump,” asked Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., “is because of the [Office of Legal Counsel] opinion stating that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?” Trump’s supporters seized on that amended statement as evidence of Democrats’ desperation. Throughout the day, Republicans in the hearing chamber and elsewhere labored to paint the proceedings as theater of the way-off-Broadway variety. “The last three hours have been an epic embarrassment for the Democrats,” tweeted White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham as Mueller finished testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. “Expect more of the same in the second half.
In all, an analysis by NBC found that Mueller “deflected, declined or deferred” 155 questions as the day’s second hearing was still only halfway through. That was bound to frustrate partisans on both sides, who hoped that Mueller would move the Russia investigation to its conclusion. But that was not to be, with Mueller far too circumspect in his answers to satisfy either side.
“It wasn't a single attempt,” Mueller said, speaking specifically of Russia. “They're doing it as we sit here" He stressed the need for a whole-of-government response, which remains non-existent. The White House and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have blocked bipartisan attempts to strengthen the nation’s complex, aging and poorly-defended election infrastructure.
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