House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler held a press conference Friday afternoon vowing to continue his pseudo impeachment inquiry into the Trump administration through the August recess.
Just asked Nadler if what they’re doing now is the same thing as an impeachment inquiry, and he said: “In effect.” And then he said the distinction is that impeachment inquiry is just about impeachment. His probe is a bit broader but could lead to recommendation of impeachment
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 26, 2019
"We are continuing an investigation of the president's malfeasances," Nadler said. "He [Mueller] told us that Donald Trump obstructed justice."
"We will continue to seek testimony from key fact witnesses," he continued. "The Committee has authorized several additional subpoenas. Our work will continue into the August recess and we will use those subpoenas, if we must."
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony showed President Trump “repeatedly lied” and “obstructed justice” pic.twitter.com/rXvirEYdRV
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 26, 2019
Nadler is lying about what Mueller said regarding obstruction. Mueller did not say Trump obstructed justice. In fact, he said the opposite.
Rep. Doug Collins: "At any time during the investigation, was your investigation curtailed or stopped or hindered?"
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 24, 2019
Robert Mueller: "No" https://t.co/Ez5AGbmRrg #MuellerHearings pic.twitter.com/X8i9PIAOIq
Further, Mueller clarified President Trump was not indicted due to a lack of evidence, not because Office of Legal Counsel guidance preventing the indictment of a sitting president.
"We did not reach a determination as to whether the president committed a crime." - Mueller clarifies previous OLC memo statement https://t.co/EGINyEtL5a
— VICE News (@vicenews) July 24, 2019
There it is: Mueller clarifies that in his exchange with Lieu, he was NOT saying that he would have charged but for the OLC opinion. “We did not reach a determination as to whether the president committed a crime.”
— Elaina Plott (@elainaplott) July 24, 2019
The House is going into August recess today.