The Tragedy of the Congress
Late in Robert Mueller’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this morning, there was a head-scratching exchange between the former special counsel and Representative Veronica Escobar, a Texas Democrat, who tried to get Mueller to answer a seemingly simple question about something he had said.
“Director Mueller, at your May 29, 2019, press conference you explained that, quote, ‘the opinion says that the Constitution requires a process other than the criminal-justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing,’ end quote,” Escobar said. “That process other than the criminal-justice system for accusing a president of wrongdoing, is that impeachment?”
Mueller dodged: “I’m not going to comment
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