Robert Mueller refused to answer questions during his testimony Wednesday about why he never filed charges against Maltese academic Joseph Mifsud, a mysterious figure integral to the initiation of the Trump-Russia investigation in 2016.
Over the course of two hearings Wednesday, Mueller fended off multiple lines of inquiry from Republican lawmakers who seized on how the special counsel’s own report stated Mifsud lied to investigators, demanding answers for why Mifsud escaped indictment while other individuals were charged for making false statements.
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