After two years, Congress has Robert Mueller on the stand. Here’s our question list
In one week, Robert Mueller will raise his right hand on Capitol Hill, giving lawmakers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shed further light on a crucial national question. And, if history is a guide, most of them will squander it.
His timing, three weeks after telling the attorney general that he did not intend to reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice, also raises questions about whether Attorney General William Barr requested that he should just wrap it up — or whether Mueller was influenced indirectly by Barr’s skepticism that the obstruction probe was even warranted. At a minimum, members of Congress should be able to tease out whether Mueller was discouraged from taking other investigative steps.
that Rosenstein used to tap Mueller. Surely, the now-former special counsel has some ideas about whether another new law might be needed, or if the DOJ rules just need an oil change.In your report, you noted that Donald Trump satisfied all three elements required in a court of law to show that the president committed obstruction of justice. Yet you declined to recommend charges.
There is no other constitutional process than impeachment to accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing—and Mueller’s clear allusion was nevertheless couched enough to leave its meaning somewhat ambiguous. Democrats would like to make it crystal clear. Despite Mueller’s reluctance to publicly contradict his former boss, Democrats see his testimony as the one chance for Mueller to set the record straight.
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