Former special counsel Robert Mueller landed with a thud on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, offering few new details or thoughts on his 22-month investigation into whether President Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia to interfere with the 2016 election or if Trump obstructed justice.
Appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, the ex-special counsel repeatedly asked lawmakers to repeat their questions and was reluctant at times to offer responses.
Even as GOP Reps. John Ratcliffe (Texas) and Louie Gohmert (Texas) ripped into his report and his team, Mueller for the most part refused to engage. He told Gohmert at the end of one fiery and critical monologue, “I take your question.”
Mueller, who had been reluctant to appear at the hearing, seemed to get more comfortable as the more than three-hour hearing went on. He offered a spirited defense of his team of prosecutors in response to allegations they had political motivations for their findings.
But outside commentators characterized his testimony as uneven.
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05.10.2025