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Exonerate him. its not in any of the documents, its not in your appointment order, its not in the special counsel regulations, its not in the olc opinions, its not in the justice manual and its not in the criminal federal prosecution. those words are nowhere because it was not the special counsels job to exclusively determine donald trumps innocence or to exonerate him because the bedrock principle of our justice system is a presumption of innocence. it exists for everyone. everyone is entitled ...

>> you also state in this opening statement that you threw overboard the word "collusion" because not a legal term. he would not conclude, because collusion was not a legal term. >> it depends on how you want to use the word. in the general parlance, people can think of it that way. but if youre talking about in the criminal statute arena, you cannot. because its much more accurately described as conspiracy. >> are in your words, its not a legal term so you didnt put in your collusion. correct i...

General? >> yes. >> you also say you threw overboard the word collusion because its not a legal term. you would not conclude because collusion was not a legal term? >> well, it depends how you want to use the word. in the general parlance, people can think of it that way. if youre talking about criminal statute arena, you cant, because some -- its much more accurately described as conspiracy. >> right. your words are, its not a legal term so you didnt put it in your conclusion, correct? >> thats...

About the two volumes in reverse order. volume two will be the focus of the first hearing. in the house judiciary committee. the second hearing will conse concentrate on volume one where robert mueller began his only public statement so far about the report. >> let me begin where the appointment order begins and that is interference in the 2016 presidential election. as alleged by the grand jury in an indictment, russian intelligence officers who are part of the russian military launched a conce...

Obstruct the investigation. robert mueller will testify about the two volumes in reverse order. volume two will be the focus of the first hearing. in the house judiciary committee. the second hearing will concentrate on volume one where robert mueller began his only public statement so far about the report. >> let me begin where the appointment order begins and that is interference in the 2016 presidential election. as alleged by the grand jury in an indictment, russian intelligence officers who...

Office. the appointment order directed the office to investigate russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. this included investigating any links or coordination between the russian government and individuals associated with the trump campaign. now i have not spoken publicly during our investigation. im speaking out today because our investigation is complete. the attorney general has made the report on our investigation largely public. we are formally closing the special counsels o...

This included investigating any links or coordination between the russian government and individuals associated with the trump campaign.al now i have not spoken publicly during our investigation. im speaking out today because our investigation is complete. the attorney general has made the report on our investigation largely public. we are formally closing the special counsels office and as well im resigning from the department of justice to return to private life. ill make a few remarks about t...

Spoke with great authority and said chilling things about the president and on another front his words were designed to be chilling on the attack on this country and election by russia. here is how we want to begin tonight for those who havent seen it, were going to play it. for those who have, please note here how perhaps different things will stand out to you. at the conclusion, well talk with our journalist and experts but here it is, as it happened 11:00 a.m. eastern time this morning when 7...

Links or coordination between the russian government and individuals associated with the trump campaign. now i have not spoken publicly during our investigation. im speaking out today because our investigation is complete. the attorney general has made the report on our investigation largely public. we are formally closing the special counsels office and as well im resigning from the department of justice to return to private life. ill make a few remarks about the results of our work but beyond ...

On another front his words were designed to be chilling on the attack on this country and election by russia. here is how we want to begin tonight for those who havent seen it, were going to play it. for those who have, please note here how perhaps different things will stand out to you. at the conclusion, well talk with our journalist and experts but here it is, as it happened 11:00 a.m. eastern time this morning when 74-year-old robert swan mueller, iii entered the justice department briefing ...