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Three Ways Mueller Says Trump Is Lying

The former special counsel directly contradicted the president’s repeated claims.
Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Testifying to the House Judiciary Committee this morning, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller reiterated that his investigation did not “totally exonerate” Donald Trump, as the president has stated. Further contradicting Trump, Mueller also said he did not find that the president did not obstruct justice.

Both statements came in response to questions from Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, in the opening moments of the hearing.

“The president has repeatedly claimed your report found there was no obstruction and it completely and totally exonerated him. That is not what your report

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