The Mueller Report Quotes

“The President slumped back in his chair and said, Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m fucked.”
― US GOVERNMENT, The Mueller Report

“if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”
― Robert S. Mueller, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“many of the President’s acts directed at witnesses, including discouragement of cooperation with the government and suggestions of possible future pardons, took place in public view. That circumstance is unusual, but no principle of law excludes public acts from the reach of the obstruction laws. If the likely effect of public acts is to influence witnesses or alter their testimony, the harm to the justice system’s integrity is the same.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“The investigation also identified numerous links between the Russian government and the Trump Campaign.”
― The Washington Post, The Mueller Report

“Trump Campaign—deleted relevant communications”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Complete Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election

“they sometimes provided information that was false or incomplete,”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Complete Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election

“Some individuals invoked their Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination and were not, in the Office's judgment, appropriate candidates for grants of immunity.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Complete Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election

“Third, the investigation established that several individuals affiliated with the Trump Campaign lied to the Office, and to Congress, about their interactions with Russian-affiliated individuals and related matters.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: The Final Report of the Special Counsel into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion

“Third, the investigation established that several individuals affiliated with the Trump Campaign lied to the Office, and to Congress, about their interactions with Russian-affiliated individuals and related matters. Those lies materially impaired the investigation of Russian election interference.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“Volume II addresses the President's actions towards the FBI's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and related matters, and his actions towards the Special Counsel's investigation.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“A statement that the investigation did not establish particular facts does not mean there was no evidence of those facts.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“The investigation also identified numerous links between the Russian government and the Trump Campaign.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“the Campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts,”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“On July 13, 2018, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment charging Russian military intelligence officers from the GRU with conspiring to hack into various U.S. computers used by the Clinton Campaign, DNC, DCCC, and other U.S. persons, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1030 and 371 (Count One); committing identity theft and conspiring to commit money laundering in furtherance of that hacking conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1028A and 1956(h) (Counts Two through Ten); and a separate conspiracy to hack into the computers of U.S. persons and entities responsible for the administration of the 2016 U.S. election, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1030 and 371 (Count Eleven). Netyksho Indictment.1277 As of this writing, all 12 defendants remain at large.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“Kushner asked Kislyak if they could communicate using secure facilities at the Russian Embassy.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“obstruction laws to the President’s corrupt exercise of the powers of office accords with our constitutional system of checks and balances and the principle that no person is above the law.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“On November 3, 2015, the day after the Trump Organization transmitted the LOI, Sater emailed Cohen suggesting that the Trump Moscow project could be used to increase candidate Trump's chances at being elected, writing: Buddy our boy can become President of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this, I will manage this process. . . . Michael, Putin gets on stage with Donald for a ribbon cutting for Trump Moscow, and Donald owns the republican nomination. And possibly beats Hillary and our boy is in.... We will manage this process better than anyone. You and I will get Donald and Vladimir on a stage together very shortly. That the game changer.327 Later that day, Sater followed up: Donald doesn't stare down, he negotiates and understands the economic issues and Putin only want to deal with a pragmatic leader, and a successful business man is a good candidate for someone who knows how to negotiate. "Business, politics, whatever it all is the same for someone who knows how to deal" I think I can get Putin to say that at the Trump Moscow press conference. If he says it we own this election. Americas most difficult adversary agreeing that Donald is a good guy to negotiate. . . . We can own this election. Michael my next steps are very sensitive with Putins very very close people, we can pull this off. Michael lets go. 2 boys from Brooklyn getting a USA president elected. This is good really good.328”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“The President fired Comey abruptly without offering him an opportunity to resign, banned him from the FBI building, and criticized him publicly, calling him a “showboat” and claiming that the FBI was “in turmoil” under his leadership.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“Bannon also told the President that firing Comey was not going to stop the investigation,”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“the active measures investigation has resulted in criminal charges against 13 individual Russian nationals and three Russian entities, principally for conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.”
― The Washington Post, The Mueller Report

“Fourth, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, however, we are unable to reach that judgment.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“Aven also testified that Putin spoke of the difficulty faced by the Russian government in getting in touch with the incoming Trump Administration.984 According”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“the Democratic National Committee and its cyber response team publicly announced that Russian hackers had compromised its computer network.”
― Robert S. Mueller, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“We received the President’s written responses in late November 2018.4 In December 2018, we informed counsel of the insufficiency of those responses in several respects.5 We noted, among other things, that the President stated on more than 30 occasions that he “does not ‘recall’ or ‘remember’ or have an ‘independent recollection’“ of information called for by the questions.6 Other answers were “incomplete or imprecise.”7 The written responses, we informed counsel, “demonstrate the inadequacy of the written format, as we have had no opportunity to ask follow-up questions that would ensure complete answers and potentially refresh your client’s recollection or clarify the extent or nature of his lack of recollection.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“Recognizing that the President would not be interviewed voluntarily, we considered whether to issue a subpoena for his testimony. We viewed the written answers to be inadequate. But at that point, our investigation had made significant progress and had produced substantial evidence for our report. We thus weighed the costs of potentially lengthy constitutional litigation, with resulting delay in finishing our investigation, against the anticipated benefits for our investigation and report. As explained in Volume II, Section II.B., we determined that the substantial quantity of information we had obtained from other sources allowed us to draw relevant factual conclusions on intent and credibility, which are often inferred from circumstantial evidence and assessed without direct testimony from the subject of the investigation.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“we concluded that in the rare case in which a criminal investigation of the President’s conduct is justified, inquiries to determine whether the President acted for a corrupt motive should not impermissibly chill his performance of his constitutionally assigned duties. The conclusion that Congress may apply the obstruction laws to the President’s corrupt exercise of the powers of office accords with our constitutional system of checks and balances and the principle that no person is above the law.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“after Sessions announced his recusal on March 2, the President expressed anger at the decision and told advisors that he should have an Attorney General who would protect him.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report

“A. Russian “Active Measures” Social Media Campaign On February 16, 2018, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment charging 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities—including the Internet Research Agency (IRA) and Concord Management and Consulting LLC (Concord)—with violating U.S. criminal laws in order to interfere with U.S. elections and political processes.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

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― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

“apart from OLC’s constitutional view, we recognized that a federal criminal accusation against a sitting President would place burdens on the President’s capacity to govern and potentially preempt constitutional processes for addressing presidential misconduct.2 Second, while the OLC opinion concludes that a sitting President may not be prosecuted, it recognizes that a criminal investigation during the President’s term is permissible.3 The OLC opinion also recognizes that a President does not have immunity after he leaves office.4 And if individuals other than the President committed an obstruction offense, they may be prosecuted at this time. Given those considerations, the facts known to us, and the strong public interest in safeguarding the integrity of the criminal justice system, we conducted a thorough factual investigation in order to preserve the evidence when memories were fresh and documentary materials were available.”
― Robert S. Mueller III, The Mueller Report