Mueller said he didn't indict Trump because of DOJ policy — and then took it back

Robert Mueller.
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Democrats' biggest win from Wednesday morning was gone by Wednesday afternoon.

During his testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller answered a question from Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) that appeared to be exactly what Democrats were looking for. Yet in a later hearing for the House Intelligence Committee, Mueller brought up his earlier comments — and completely took them back.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.