We did not address collusion, which is not a legal term rather, we focused on whether the evidence was sufficient to charge any member of the campaign with taking part in a criminal conspiracy, and it was not. Second) the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government in its election interference activities. First) our investigation found that the Russian government interfered in our election in sweeping and systematic fashion. about our report when we closed the special counsel's office in May. The attorney general later made the report largely public.I made a few limited remarks. The report set forth the results of our work and the reasons for our charging and declination decisions. we submitted a confidential report to the attorney general. the indictments contain allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Certain of the charges we brought remain pending today.

Robert Mueller, Former Special Counsel, 13:30.

Seven defendants have been convicted or pled guilty. All decisions were made based on the facts and the law.e charged more than 30 defendants with committing federal crimes, including 12 officers of the Russian military. Our team would not leak, or take other actions that could compromise the integrity. First) we needed to do our work as thoroughly as possible and expeditiously as possible.Second) the investigation needed to be conducted fairly and with absolute integrity. Throughout the investigation I continually stressed two things to the team. It also included investigating efforts to interfere with or obstruct our investigation. This included investigating any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign.

The order appointing me as special counsel directed our office to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election.

Robert Mueller, Former Special Counsel, 12:47.

I undertook that role because I believed that it was of paramount interest to the nation to determine whether a foreign adversary had interfered in the Presidential election.My staff and I carried out this assignment with critical objective in mind: to work quietly, thoroughly, and with integrity so that the public would have full confidence in the outcome.

n May 2017, the acting Attorney General asked me to serve as special counsel.Mueller's responses to questions are listed below under each Representative's stated question. Quotes All below statements placed in quotes, were stated to have been extracted from the Mueller Report, unless otherwise indicated within the context, or by commentary notes.

1.3.1 Doug Collins, Ranking Member, Georgia.

1.2.1 Jerrold Nadler, Committee Chair, New York.

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