国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Mueller testimony reignites partisan quarrel
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 24-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="testified">testified</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="obstructed">obstructed</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="expectedly">expectedly</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="revelations">revelations</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignite">ignite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Judiciary">Judiciary</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="probe">probe</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="hoax">hoax</span>" <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> "<span word="witch">witch</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span>."</p><p><span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>, <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> 448-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="investigative">investigative</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exonerate">exonerate</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obstructing">obstructing</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="today">today</span>," <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prosecute">prosecute</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="phony">phony</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span>" <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> "<span word="all">all</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="sense">sense</span>."</p>
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