NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Mueller spoke for only 10 minutes, and his statements yielded no new information on the Russia probe. But for much of the American media, the special counsel’s first public comments in two years warranted wall-to-wall coverage.
Many journalists focused Wednesday on whether Mueller’s remarks on his investigation into interference in the 2016 presidential election increased the chances that Congress will go forward with impeachment proceedings.
ABC, CBS and NBC broke into regular programming, and Fox offered a feed to local affiliates. Cable news outlets including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC offered extensive analysis.
Online, The New York Times led with the fact that Mueller “declines to clear Trump.” The conservative news outlet Breitbart said the statement “pours gas on impeachment mania.”
