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He did stepan inch or two beyond at some points really in the afternoon when he was talking about the idea of conspiracy during the intelligence hearing and one of those moments when he -- is when he said that the president, then candidate donald trump, talking about wikileaks was problematic. listen. >> this wikileaks is like a treasure trove, donald trump, october 31st, 2016. boy, i love reading those wikileaks, donald trump, november 4th, 2016. would any of those quotes disturb you, mr. direc...

>> im not sure i would say -- >> how to you react? >> its problematic, an understatement, in terms of whether -- in terms of giving some, i dont know, hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity. >> it sure is problematic. and the fact is remember, facts first. the trump justice department just filed 17 new criminal charges against wikileaks founder julian assange, including espionage. mueller faced tough questions today from congressman about why he didnt subpoena the president...

Problematic is an understatement. >> for weeks democrats argued that having mueller testify on camera would bring his dry, 448 page report to life. instead, there was an awful lot of this. >> i direct you to the report. i rely on the report. i send you back to the report. i am not going to get into that. i cant get into discussions on that. i cant get into it. >> mueller deferred or declined to answer questions 206 times. that performance had president trump declaring victory. >> i think robert ...

That it was for the purpose of electing donald trump president of the united states, and it was welcomed, encouraged, used and covered up by trump and his people. and thats "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. tonight on "all in" -- >> did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> the special counsel testifies. >> your investigation is not a witch hunt, is it? >> it is not a witch hunt. >> and gives voice to his devastating rep...

>> director mueller, isnt it fair to say that the presidents written answers were not only inadequate and incomplete because he didnt answer many of your questions, but where he did, his answers showed that he wasnt always truthful? >> i would say generally. the special counsel also objected to candidate trump welcoming help from wikileaks. >> this wikileaks is like a treasure trove, donald trump october 31st, 2016. boy, i love reading those wikileaks, donald trump november 4th, 2016. how do y...

>> 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...

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...

>> problematic is an understatement in terms of the display of giving some hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity. >> several individuals associated with the trump campaign were also trying to make money during the transition is that true? >> that is true. >> paul manafort was trying to make money? >> generally, that is accurate. >> michael flynn from turkey? >> true. >> donald trump was trying to make millions from moscow. >> the hotel in moscow? >> yes. >> yes. >> numerou...

And this in their scope, using the scope word again. and i think one of the -- we have understood played to a certain extent that aspect of our investigation that has and would have long-term damage to the united states that we need to move quickly to address. >> this just came out. wikileaks. i love wikileaks. donald trump, october 10th, 2016. this wikileaks stuff is unbelievable. it tells you the inner heart. you got to read it. donald trump, october 12th, 2016. this wikileaks is like a treasu...

>> i hope this is not the new normal. but i fear it is. >> just one of many notable moments from this afternoons session on the topic of russian election interference. robert mueller was also asked about president trumps repeated praise for wikileaks during the presidential campaign. >> boy, i love reading those wikileaks. donald trump november 4th, 2016. do any of those quotes disturb you, mr. director? >> im not certain i would say -- >> how do you react to that? >> well, its problematic is an...