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Engaged and much more familiar with the body of work talking about that. the other time when he got passionate and we talked about now democrats didnt get their made-for-tv mueller looking into the camera and saying you should impeach him or i would have prosecuted him if not for the guidelines. republicans also didnt get what they were looking for, mueller to concede there was bias or any questions. he was most passionate about the russian interference, which he thinks is ongoing, said is ongoi...

Story," end quote. correct? >> correct. >> but your investigation actually found substantial evidence that mcgahn was ordered by the president to fire you, correct? >> yes. >> reporter: but did the president obstruct mueller? republicans pointed out, mueller kept his job. >> were you ever fired as special counsel, mr. mueller? >> not that i -- no. >> no. were you allowed to complete your investigation unencumbered? >> yes. >> reporter: republicans argued mueller was out of bounds for offering ex...

An impeachable offense, the emoluments clause. we need to approach it through a vail of ignorance. right? if you look at this behavior and you didnt know what party that person belonged to, do you believe that it would be wrong? and i think most people i would hope would say yes. its to get away from that attachment to the partisan affiliation and look at it going forward. >> john rolls, youll never find another live like mine, when you get loved up by a foreign entity --. >> i thought you meant...

Clearly buys matters in that instance, but why didnt it matter when it came to someone on the team going to a clinton victory party? he says it doesnt matter but political affiliation, he wants him to do the job paid for their varying degrees of bias. donating $200 to a political campaign is not the same thing is going to a victory party. in the sensitive situation this was, considering it was about a potential campaign. those things matters. when you talk to prosecutors -- i was talking to trey...

>> my hope is that its not the new normal but i fear it is. >> reporter: and the former special counsel slamming then president trumps praise of wikileaks after it released stolen dnc emails in 2016. >> problematic is an understatement in terms of giving some, i dont know, hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity. >> reporter: mueller defending his team after being accused his aides were politically biased against trump. >> ive been in this business in 25 years. in 25 years i...

Seriously despite our partisan differences. i have to tell you, so, i am regretful that he didnt subpoena the president. but i am very respectful of that person came up and testified yesterday. i want my kids to grow up to be like bob mueller, and i hope were -- i still hope were generating guys like bob mueller who would take more seriously despite their political affiliations the kinds of findings he has in that report. >> congressman sean patrick maloney, democrat from new york, thanks for co...

His job. >> were you ever fired as special counsel mr. mueller? >> no. >> no. were you allowed to complete your investigation unencumbered? >> yes. >> mueller pushed back against legal team included hillary clinton supporters. >> ive been in this business 25 years and i never had an occasion once to ask somebody about their political affiliation. it is not done. what i care about is the capability of the individual to do the job and quickly and seriously and with integrity. >> and he showed a sp...

Himself. >> we strove to hire those individuals that could do the job. ive been in this business for almost 25 years, and in those 25 years i have not had occasion wants to ask somebody about their political affiliation. its not done. the capability of the individual do the job. >> harris: not everyone was satisfied with that answer. republican congressman mark meadows treated this. "mueller still struggling to answer basic questions. he cant accurately remember facts, evidence, or even his own ...

Once to ask someone about their political affiliation. it is not done. what i care about is the capability of the individual to do the job and do the job quickly and seriously and with integrity. >> listen, its obvious, it was live and then there is a tape right there. he seemed to come to life when he was defending his team. was that the robert mueller you know? >> well, yes, and, again, as his deputy director for almost six years and then the head of national security and counterterrorism befo...

Editor for "the washington post" and maesha taking on the president for the pbs news hour one of those who has challenged him in the clip you just heard. you were there, he was pushing back against everything and misstating what mueller said in terms of muellers correction to the question in the afternoon when he came back and said he said is not correct. ei believe misstated what that had all l actually involved. >> exactly. from the very beginning when president trump walked out to the white h...