Washington - Robert Mueller is that rare public figure who, in this age of bombast and baloney, still uses language with discipline and economy.
For two years as special counsel, he said not a word in public, and his office sprung nary a leak. Even when his purported friend Attorney General William Barr seriously mischaracterized his findings before releasing the report, Mueller kept quiet.
Finally, Mueller emerged in front of the cameras at the Justice Department on Wednesday morning to say that ... well, he doesn’t wish to say anything more.
"It is important the office's written work speak for itself," he said, and "the report is my testimony," and "we chose those words carefully, and the work speaks for itself.