Robert Mueller testified to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning and Republican lawmakers made sure to slam him.





Republican congressman Jim Jordan took a unique approach by bringing up George Papadopoulos, who was a former campaign advisor to Trump, as well as Joseph Mifsud, a fake Russian operative.

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When asked who told Papadopoulos about Hillary Clinton's emails being aquired by the Russians, Mueller responded by claiming he could't answer the question.

Jordan was having none of it.

“Yes you can because you wrote about it — you gave us the answer! Page 192 of the report you told us who told him — Joseph Mifsud — Joseph Mifsud is the guy who told Papadopoulos!” Jordan hammered.

Jordan continued by slamming Mueller for failing to charge Mifsud for making false statements to investigators.

This put Mueller into a corner considering he couldn't answer why he didn't charge Mifsud.

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Rep. @Jim_Jordan just wiped the floor with Congressional Democrats ??pic.twitter.com/sCZUaeHzkb — Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) July 24, 2019

Jordan wasn't the only member of the GOP to slam Mueller. Rep. John Ratcliffe also made sure to hold him accountable.

"You said in Volume 1, on the issue of conspiracy, the special counsel determined that the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities," Rep. John Ratcliffe said. "Then in volume 2 … the special counsel did not make a determination on whether there was an obstruction of justice crime committed by the president."

"The evidence we obtained about the president’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that prevent us from conclusively determining that no criminal conduct occurred," Ratcliffe continued, reading the Mueller report. "Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."

Ratcliffe's main argument was that Mueller was holding the President to a different standard.

"Your report, and today, you said that at all times the special counsel team operated under, was guided by, and followed Justice Department policies and principles," Ratcliffe said. "So, which DOJ policy or principle sets forth a legal standard that an investigated person is not exonerated if their innocence from criminal conduct is not conclusively determined?"

Mueller dodged the question and failed to give a valid answer.

"Can you give me an example other than Donald Trump where the Justice Department determined that an investigated person is not exonerated because their innocence was not conclusively determined?" Ratcliffe pressed.

Mueller said that he couldn't think of another person who was held to the same standard, but arguerd that "this is a unique situation."

"You can’t," Ratcliffe said. "Time is short, I’ve got five minutes, let’s just leave it at ‘you can’t find it’ because I’ll tell you why: it doesn’t exist."

The congressman hammered Mueller, accusing him of going outside his purview.

"The special counsel’s job, nowhere does it say that you were to conclusively determine Donald Trump’s innocence or that the special counsel report should determine whether or not to exonerate him," Ratcliffe stated. "It’s not in any of the documents, it’s not in your appointment order, it’s not in the special counsel regulations, it’s not in the OLC opinions, it’s not in the justice manual, and it’s not in the principles of federal prosecution."

"Nowhere do those words appear together because respectfully, respectfully, director, it was not the special counsel’s job to conclusively determine Donald Trump’s innocence or to exonerate him because the bedrock principle of our justice system is a presumption of innocence," he continued. "It exists for everyone. Everyone is entitled to it including sitting presidents."

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