Robert Mueller, Long A Sphinx, Speaks — Then Says It Was His Final Word
Updated at 1:01 p.m. ET
Special counsel Robert Mueller stepped down Wednesday after concluding not only one of the highest-profile investigations in recent history, but one of the most distinctive codas in the career of any top Washington official.
Mueller addressed reporters at the Justice Department in his first public statement since taking over the Russia investigation, ending two years of near-silence even under the hottest spotlight ever to burn on a public figure.
Mueller's remarks echoed the findings spelled out in his exhaustive, more than 400-page long report into Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential obstruction of justice by President Trump.
On the issue of Russian interference, Mueller said, "there were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election, and that allegation deserves the attention of every American."
Addressing the issue of obstruction of justice, Mueller said that if his office "had had confidence that
