Mueller largely ignored Stuebe’s questions, saying“I won’t speak to that” or similar phrases about 10 times in five minutes.
“…It’s in, it’s actually in your report multiple times that it’s unverified and you’re telling me that you’re not willing to tell us how you came to the conclusion that it’s unverified?” Steube asked.
“True.”
“Your team interviewed Christopher Steele, is that correct?” Steube asked.
“I’m not going to get into that,” Mueller responded.
Twitter users took Steube apart for his incompetent questioning.
(Read more in HeraldTribune.com)
Steube does Dems a favor – and confirms by Mueller that his discussion of FBI director was not about him – rather what characteristics favored a good Director.
— John P. Flannery (@JonFlan) July 24, 2019
Mueller was not tasked to look into whether Russian election interference directly influenced votes. This is well-known. Steube asking him about this is a waste of time.
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) July 24, 2019
Steube: When did you learn Christopher Steele’s dossier allegations were false and unverified?
Mueller: Not going to answer that.
Steube: When did you learn the FISA application on Carter Page used Steele’s false information?
Mueller: Not going to answer that.— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 24, 2019