Mueller also answered yes when asked if Trump “tried to protect himself by asking staff to falsify records relevant to an ongoing investigation.”
Former United States Special Counsel Robert Mueller has defended the integrity of his Russia investigation during a congressional hearing.
He also reiterated that he had definitely not cleared President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice or, as the president had previously said, totally exonerated him.
Trump has since taken to Twitter to once again say that there was no obstruction of justice, quoting a Fox News journalist in the process.
“Mueller was asked whether or not the investigation was impeded in any way, and he said no.” In other words, there was NO OBSTRUCTION. @KatiePavlich @FoxNews
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2019
Another notable moment of the hearing came when Mueller was asked if it would be accurate to say “that the president tried to protect himself by asking staff to falsify records relevant to an ongoing investigation?”
Mueller replied: “I would say that’s generally a summary.”
Interesting. Take a look at that moment here:
Rep. Richmond: "So it's fair to say that the president tried to protect himself by asking staff to falsify records relevant to an ongoing investigation?"
Mueller: "I would say that's generally a summary." pic.twitter.com/GhZepIkn7y
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 24, 2019
Mueller was then asked if he believed that Trump could be charged with a crime after he leaves office, to which he briefly replied: “Yes.”
He had previously declined to say whether anything in the second volume of his report, which focuses on Trump’s potential obstruction of justice, is worthy of impeachment.
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