“Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony on Wednesday was a farce and a tragedy.
“Mueller testified before both the House Judiciary Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence, saying very little of substance beyond what was already contained in the text of his report. He responded to questions with monosyllables or requests for clarification. According to a count by NBC, Mueller ‘deflected or declined to answer questions 198 times’ during the two three-hour hearings. . . .
“There were . . . no real winners from Mueller’s day on Capitol Hill. But an awful lot of people and institutions came off looking worse than they did before.
“Loser: Robert Mueller
“Very few living figures in American public have been as mythologized as Robert Mueller.
“Democrats have built him up as a prosecutorial Superman working quietly working behind the scenes to save the republic from Trump’s lawlessness; Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) began her questioning by telling him ‘you’re the greatest patriot in this room today.’ . . .
“In the end, Robert Mueller is just a man. And that was painfully on display at today’s hearings."
“Mueller testified before both the House Judiciary Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence, saying very little of substance beyond what was already contained in the text of his report. He responded to questions with monosyllables or requests for clarification. According to a count by NBC, Mueller ‘deflected or declined to answer questions 198 times’ during the two three-hour hearings. . . .
“There were . . . no real winners from Mueller’s day on Capitol Hill. But an awful lot of people and institutions came off looking worse than they did before.
“Loser: Robert Mueller
“Very few living figures in American public have been as mythologized as Robert Mueller.
“Democrats have built him up as a prosecutorial Superman working quietly working behind the scenes to save the republic from Trump’s lawlessness; Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) began her questioning by telling him ‘you’re the greatest patriot in this room today.’ . . .
“In the end, Robert Mueller is just a man. And that was painfully on display at today’s hearings."
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