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Confidential report explaining the prosecution or decisions reached by the special counsel. that's the first word of your report, right? >> that's correct. >> here is the problem. special counsel didn't do that. on volume 1 you did, volume 2 with respect to potential obstruction of justice the special counsel made neither a prosecution decision or a deck lanation decision. he made no decision. you told us this morning and in your report you made no determination. respectfully, director, you didn't follow the special counsel regulations. it clearly says write a confidential report about decisio...

Correct? >> that's what the report says. the report. >> but it's completely appropriate for the president's staff, especially his counsels to take notes during a meeting, correct? >> i rely on the wording of the report. >> thank you for your investigation whether the president attempted to obstruct justice by ordering mcgahn to lie about the president. it is clear any other person who engaged in such conduct would be charged with a crime. we will continue our investigation and hold the president accountable because no one is above the law. >> gentleman from florida. >> director mueller, can yo...

Pages discussing the june 9th, 2016 trump tower meeting. it would be fair to say, would it not, that you spent significant resources investigating that meeting. >> i refer you to the report. >> and president trump wasn't at the meeting. >> no. >> thank you. now in stark contrast to the actions of the trump campaign we know the clinton campaign did pay fusion gps to gather dirt on the trump campaign from persons associated with foreign governments. but your report doesn't mention a thing about fusion gps in it and you didn't investigate their connections to russia. let me ask you this, can you ...

Mueller. we've all said mueller does not seem very firm in his position or in the way that he is responding here. and so you could say oh, he is an elderly person or not in charge. i disagree. i think he has demonstrated what he has been praised for, rectitude and trying to keep himself out of the argument and not a political player. the question is how do the american people respond to the idea that it's the republicans who are attacking mueller? remember after the investigation. >> brett: would you have him read these things? >> i think it's effective television. i would. after the report wa...

>> no. >> if no on page 180 of volume you wrote it's synonymous with conspiracy as that is set forth in usc371. you said at your press conference and here today you choose your words carefully. are you testifying something different than what your report states today? >> what i'm asking is if you can give me the citation i can look at the citation and evaluation whether it is -- >> let me clarify. you stated you've said within the report. i stated your report back do you. collusion and conspiracy were not synonymous terms. your answer was no. page 180, volume 1 of your report it says as define...