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Correct. You found in your investigation july 27th, candidate trump called on russia to hack Hillary Clintons email for the first time they did about five hours later, correct . Thats correct. You found august 2 that mr. Manafort met with a person tied to russian intelligence, mr. Kilimnik, gave him internal Campaign Strategy where russia was intending to do a misinformation campaign. Im not certain of the tie. The fact of the meeting yes, that is accurate. Your investigation as i understand it also found that in late summer of 2016, the Trump Campaign in fact devised its strategy and messagin...

>> that's right. i think that's right. >> director mueller, i want to turn your attention to a couple other issues. you served as fbi director during three presidential elections, correct? >> yes. >> and during those three presidential elections, you have never initiated an investigation at the fbi looking into whether a foreign government interfered in our elections the same way you did in this particular instance, correct? >> i would say i personally, no. but the fbi has. the defense and the attacks that the russians undertook in 2016. >> director mueller, is there any information you'd like...

>> director comey, what about the way the public is so iing the fbi, what the president is saying? >> people that know better, including republican members of this body have had the courage to stand up and speak the truth. not be cowed by mean tweets or fear of their base. there is a truth and they're not telling it. they're silence is shameful. >> do you see any republicans taking that mantel coming up and defending the fbi, taking on the president? >> not yet. to my view, to their ever-lasting shape, i hope they overcome that. some day they have to explain to their grandchildren what they di...

Statements as director were influenced, i believe, by the thought that hillary clinton would win. and he thought if he didn't reveal that, then certainly if she were to win, it would look like she is an illegitimate president. so his explanation of his actions now making public, particularly the two times as it pertained to hillary clinton and the e-mails and investigation on/off, et cetera, does that sound like justification that merits him telling all now in this manner? >> so, fred, jim galliano has served as an fbi agent and i don't want to discount that. i see this quite differently than ...

So look at this exchange under oath in september of 2016. >> director, did you make the decision not to recommend criminal charges related to classified information before or after hillary clinton was interviewed by the fbi on the second. >> after. if colleagues believe i'm lying, please urge them to contact me privately so we can have a conversation about this. all can i tell you again the decision was made after that because i didn't know what was going to happen in that interview. she maybe lied in the interview ... >> at a senate hearing this year , comey testified again under oath that he...