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Rafi Schwartz
rafischwartz
Senior writer. When in doubt he'll have the soup.

Next up: Rep. Zoe Lofgren, who asks about the extent of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Collins is arguing with Mueller about the definition of “collusion” for some reason.
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Here’s the Nadler exchange everyone’s gonna be talking about:

Collins is up, asking Mueller about what he’s done since the report was submitted.
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Nadler now cornering Mueller on his (failed) efforts to get Trump to submit to an interview.
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“Did you actually totally exonerate the president?”

“No.”
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Nadler kicks off questioning by getting Mueller to directly contradict Trump’s repeated claims that the report cleared him of any obstruction.
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Mueller preemptively shuts down a major line of expected GOP questioning:
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Mueller cautioning that his testimony will be limited based on DOJ privileges, and to avoid influencing ongoing investigations and court cases.
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Mueller: “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. It was not.” Read more

Mueller kicks things off by making clear that his investigation got results—indictments, guilty pleas, etc.
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Rep. Collins’ turn. He’s uncharacteristically not-shouty.
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Nadler getting right to the point now: “Any other person who acted this way would have been charged with crimes”
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Chairman Nadler kicks things off by talking about “themes.” Oh boy.
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As a reminder, Mueller is speaking before not one but two House committees today: First up: Judiciary, followed by Intelligence later in the morning.
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Mueller hasn’t even begun speaking, and President Donald Trump is already acting extremely not mad online.
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