- The former special counsel Robert Mueller frustrated both Democrats and Republicans when he testified this week before two congressional committees about the Russia investigation.
- The notoriously tight-lipped former FBI director repeatedly refused to answer questions, or even recite portions from his final report, and instead had one message for lawmakers and the public: read the report yourself.
- But there were still a few significant takeaways from Mueller's historic testimony.
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The former special counsel Robert Mueller took center stage this week when he testified before two congressional panels in back-to-back hearings.
The first hearing, before the House Judiciary Committee, focused on Mueller's findings in his obstruction-of-justice investigation into President Donald Trump.
The second, before the House Intelligence Committee, centered around Mueller's original mandate: Russia's interference in the 2016 election and whether members of the Trump campaign coordinated or conspired with Moscow to meddle in the race.
Congressional Democrats went into the marathon hearings hoping to have the man behind the Mueller report bring the document to life for the majority of Americans who haven't yet read it. But they likely came away disappointed, because the notoriously tight-lipped former FBI director had one message for lawmakers and the public: read the report yourself.
Still, there were a few significant takeaways from Mueller's testimony.