Mueller speaks about Russia investigation in his first public statement
- 5 years ago
U.S. Special counsel Robert Mueller leading the Justice Department's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, announced on Wednesday morning that he was formally closing his investigation and resigning his post at the Department of Justice.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to Hong Yoo.
Yoo,... give us the latest.
Like you said Mark, Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first and last public statement regarding his 22-month investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
Mueller announced that this would be his last statement as his investigation is complete and that there is nothing more to say from what has been made public by Attorney General William Barr.
As an answer to the criticism from the Democrats in Congress demanding for a clear answer on whether Trump had committed a crime or not, Mueller said they did not make any determination because they did not have confidence the president clearly did not commit a crime.
"It would be unfair to potentially unfair to accuse somebody of a crime when there could be no court resolution of the actual charge. So that was Justice Department policy. Those were the principles under which we operated and from them we concluded that we would not reach a determination one way or another about whether the president committed a crime."
Shortly after Mueller's remarks, President Trump tweeted that "Nothing changes from the Mueller Report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent."
On the other hand, Democrat House Judiciary chair Jerry Nadler said the special counsel has clearly demonstrated that President Trump is lying and so he has all options on the table, including the possibility of impeachment.
But before starting the impeachment proceedings, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she wants to ensure that any case Congress makes is a "compelling" one.
"Nothing is off the table but we do but we do want to make is such a compelling case, such an iron-clad case, that even the Republican Senate, which at the time seems to be not an objective jury, will be convinced of the path that we have to take as a country."
"Many constituents want to impeach the president but we want to do what is right and what gets results. What gets results."
Most Republicans continue to support for the president after Mueller's statement,... suggesting it's now time to move on from the almost two-year-long investigation.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to Hong Yoo.
Yoo,... give us the latest.
Like you said Mark, Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first and last public statement regarding his 22-month investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
Mueller announced that this would be his last statement as his investigation is complete and that there is nothing more to say from what has been made public by Attorney General William Barr.
As an answer to the criticism from the Democrats in Congress demanding for a clear answer on whether Trump had committed a crime or not, Mueller said they did not make any determination because they did not have confidence the president clearly did not commit a crime.
"It would be unfair to potentially unfair to accuse somebody of a crime when there could be no court resolution of the actual charge. So that was Justice Department policy. Those were the principles under which we operated and from them we concluded that we would not reach a determination one way or another about whether the president committed a crime."
Shortly after Mueller's remarks, President Trump tweeted that "Nothing changes from the Mueller Report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent."
On the other hand, Democrat House Judiciary chair Jerry Nadler said the special counsel has clearly demonstrated that President Trump is lying and so he has all options on the table, including the possibility of impeachment.
But before starting the impeachment proceedings, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she wants to ensure that any case Congress makes is a "compelling" one.
"Nothing is off the table but we do but we do want to make is such a compelling case, such an iron-clad case, that even the Republican Senate, which at the time seems to be not an objective jury, will be convinced of the path that we have to take as a country."
"Many constituents want to impeach the president but we want to do what is right and what gets results. What gets results."
Most Republicans continue to support for the president after Mueller's statement,... suggesting it's now time to move on from the almost two-year-long investigation.