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Special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday made his first public statement about his office’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The Mueller report was released last month after nearly two years of investigation.
In his statement, Mueller said that indicting the president was never an option because of Justice Department rules. But he made clear that the findings of his report were not an exoneration of Trump.
Ending his statement by echoing the “central allegation” of the special counsel office’s indictments in the investigation, Mueller said “there were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election. That allegation deserves the attention of every American.”
According to the Associated Press: “Mueller’s statement largely echoed the central points of his 448-page report released last month with some redactions. But his remarks, just under 10 minutes long and delivered from a Justice Department podium, were nonetheless extraordinary given that he had never before discussed or characterized his findings and had stayed mute during two years of feverish public speculation.
“Mueller, a former FBI director, said his work was complete and he was resigning to return to private life.”
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