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Does that mean you have to investigate all of his conduct to ascertain true motive? >> no. >> and when you talk about the presidents pattern of conduct that include the ten possible acts of obstruction that you investigated, is that correct? when you talk about the presidents pattern of conduct, that would include the ten possible acts of obstruction that you investigated, correct? >> i direct you to the report for how that is characterized. >> thank you. let me go to the screen again. for each ...

Establish that the russians interacted with the government, and then in volume 2, for whatever reason, the special counsel did not make a determination on whether the president conducted obstruction, is that fair? >> yes. >> because the special counsel did not make a decision, the report on the bottom of page 2, volume 2 reads as follows. the evidence we have obtained about the presidents actions and intent produces difficult issues that prevents us from exclusively determining that no criminal ...

Which comes from page 7, volume 2. >> now, is it correct that if you concluded that the president committed the crime of obstruction, you could not publicly state that in your report or here today? >> can you repeat the question, sir? >> is it correct that if you had concluded that the president committed the crime of obstruction, you couldnt publicly state that in your report or here today? >> i would say you -- the statement would be that you would not indict, and you would not indict because ...

>> no. >> when you were appointed as special counsel, was president trumps firing of comey something you anticipated investigating, potentially obstruction of justice? >> i cant get into that. thats internal deliberations in the justice department. >> actually, it goes to your credibility, and maybe youve been away from the courtroom for a while, credibility is material and that goes for you, too. youre a witness for us. when you talked to president trump the day you were appointed as special co...

Gentlelady of california demonstrates what is at stake. the trump campaign chair paul manafort was passing sensitive voter information and polling data to a russian operative. there were so many other ways that russia subverted our democracy. together with the evidence in volume 1, i cannot think of a more serious need to investigate. so now im going to ask you some questions about obstruction of justice as it relates to volume 2. on page 12 of volume 2, you state, we determined that there were ...

Opinion that indicated a sitting president cannot be indicted. >> so the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice? is that correct? >> that is correct. >> and what about total exoneration? did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> now, in fact, your report expressly states that it does not exonerate the president. >> it does. >> your investigation actually found, quote, multiple acts by the president that were capable of exerting undue influence ove...

Conduct this investigation in a fair and independent manner. these individuals who spent nearly two years working on this matter were of the highest integrity. let me say one more thing. over the course of my career, i have seen a number of challenges to our democracy. the russian governments effort to interfere in our election is among the most serious. as i said on may 29th, this deserves the attention of every american. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. we will now proceed under the five...

Exonerated him. but that is not what your report said, is it? >> correct, that is not what the report said. >> reading from page 2 of volume 2 of your report thats on the screen, you wrote, quote, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, however, we are unable to reach that judgment, close quote. now, does that say there was no obstru...