Special counsel Robert Mueller highlighted the sophisticated Russian effort to meddle in the 2016 election and made a few subtle digs at President Trump’s characterization of his office’s investigation during a press conference Wednesday.
Mueller closed out his remarks by “reiterating the central allegation of our indictments.”
“There were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election and that allegation deserves the attention of every American,” he said, a far-cry from Trump’s near-daily attacks on the probe that he’s coined nothing more than a “witch hunt.”
He also made sure to compliment the “highest integrity” of the attorneys, FBI agents, analysts and professional staff that worked with the special counsel’s office, a far-cry from Trump’s characterization of investigators: “17 Angry Democrats.”
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) May 29, 2019
Trump will now announce he’s divorcing Melania, and marrying Putin.
You can’t testify against a spouse, right?
“… and also the attention of the President.”
This Mueller 9 min statement will penetrate the public consciousness more than the prior articles on the topic. It has already made Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg and a few others to call this an impeachment referral and to call for a formal impeachment inquiry. The tweets from Nadler and House Judiciary also talk about this going to the next step.
Would love to see Mueller’s statement wake up more than just Amash to the corruption that typifies this administration. I mean Republicans getting the message. The public needs to be educated Mueller took a step. Even if his testimony is largely a reiteration of the report, it provides the background to convince folks of Trump’s corrupt behavior.
Even Chris Christie -yikes