Mueller conclusively answered the last two of those questions.....NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He seemed to suggest that he didn't exonerate collusion too but I have to rematch that part. Also said he didn't indict because of department policy not because he was innocent.
Key updates from MSNBC: Nadler: "Did you actually totally exonerate the president?" Mueller: "No." Lieu: "The reason you did not indict Donald Trump... is because of the OLC decision. Is that correct?" Mueller: "That is correct." Mueller tells GOP Rep. Buck that President Trump could be criminally charged with obstruction of justice after he leaves office Rep. Ratcliffe argues that President Trump should be assumed innocent because the evidence was not sufficient to find him guilty. Mueller says when he talked to Trump about FBI director position, it was “not as a candidate.” Mueller answers “no” when asked by Ranking Member Collins if his investigation was ever curtailed or hindered Roby: "You went nearly two years without a leak. Why was this letter leaked?" Mueller: "Well, I can't get into it." Mueller: "Based on Justice Department policy and principles of fairness, we decided we would not make a determination as to whether the President committed a crime. That was our decision then and it remains our decision today."
FNC’s Chris Wallace on Mueller Hearing: ‘This Has Been a Disaster for the Democrats’ Wednesday during a break in FBI special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress, Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace declared the hearing a “disaster for the Democrats.” Wallace said, “This has been a disaster for the Democrats and a disaster for the reputation of Robert Mueller. He has seemed very uncertain with his brief. He doesn’t seem to know what things are in the report." He added, “He has been attacked a number of times, and you would think that almost anybody else would have defended his own integrity and the integrity of the investigation. And over and over Mueller just sits silent and allows the attacks from the Republicans to sweep over him and says nothing. I think it does raise questions about the degree to which he actually was in charge and in control of this report because he doesn’t seem very much in control or charge of what the final report was.” https://www.breitbart.com/clips/201...g-this-has-been-a-disaster-for-the-democrats/
Pundits Weigh In: Robert Mueller Appears Weak, Frail, Confused During Hearing Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller appeared frail during his testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, sparking speculation from a variety of political sources about his abilities. President Barack Obama’s former campaign director David Axelrod noted on Twitter that Mueller “does not appear as sharp as he was” during his testimony. “This is delicate to say, but Mueller, whom I deeply respect, has not publicly testified before Congress in at least six years,” Axelrod noted on Twitter. “And he does not appear as sharp as he was then.” At times, Mueller appeared confused or asked members of Congress to repeat their questions and responded with short answers or referred back to the report. “Mueller’s inability to track questions/retrieve facts is noteworthy,” noted Greg Miller, a Washington Post National Security reporter on Twitter. “His inability to defend the integrity of his investigation and team might be more troubling.” People who have long admired and known Robert Mueller, are concerned about his visible struggle this morning to answer detailed, rapid-fire questions,” noted Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig. Even reporters on the House floor noted Mueller’s demeanor. “Mueller having a hard time following the questions on first pass. Asking members to often repeat their questions,” CNN’s Manu Raju noted. “In his defense, the questions can be long and meandering, though it comes across as if he’s uncertain.” House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler called for a break in the testimony at about two hours after the hearing began, prompting analysts to weigh in on his performance. CNN’s chief legal analyst Jeffery Toobin noted on the network Mueller was responding in a “very limited” way describing it as “phlegmatic.” Author Garrett Graff, who wrote a book about Mueller, noted he was “a little bit shakier” and perhaps working on “shaking off the rust” since leaving the FBI. Both analysts questioned whether Mueller’s appearance was part of a “strategy.” On NBC News, Justice Correspondent Pete Williams noted the stark change in Mueller’s abilities. “This is not the same Robert Mueller,” he said, noting that the former FBI director’s appearance was starkly different from when he testified in Congress six years ago. He also noted that Mueller was 75-years old. “The years have clearly taken a toll on the Bob Mueller we used to see, and I think that’s affected his ability to be as facile with answering the questions, as perhaps both sides wanted him to be,” he said. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell agreed. “He does seem to be frail in his grasp of the report that he himself oversaw,” she said, commenting during the break. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...r-appears-weak-frail-confused-during-hearing/
Nadler: "Did you actually totally exonerate the president?" Mueller: "No." Lieu: "The reason you did not indict Donald Trump... is because of the OLC decision. Is that correct?" Mueller: "That is correct." Mueller tells GOP Rep. Buck that President Trump could be criminally charged with obstruction of justice after he leaves office
Mueller's disastrous testimony has pretty much confirmed everything we suspected. The investigation was a witch hunt, put together by an embittered Comey and never Trump holdovers in the DOJ. Mueller was a figurehead who had little idea what was going on and little involvement in the actual investigation. The obvious and most basic question--why did the FBI use oppo research as justification for its investigation--apparently was never addressed. The involvement of the GPS slime factory, Ukrainian oligarchs and foreign, ie UK, intelligence agencies were ignored, even though they would seem to be central to an investigation of foreign interference.