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New Mexico leaders react to Mueller report

Former and current leaders on Capitol Hill sound off

New Mexico leaders react to Mueller report

Former and current leaders on Capitol Hill sound off

CHRISTINE: AND TONIGHT CURRENT AND FORMER LAWMAKERS FROM NEW MEXICO ARE WEIGHING IN ON THE MUELLER REPORT. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER BRANDON EVANS TELLS US WHERE THEY STAND. BRANDON: ALTHOUGH THE REPORT SAYS INVESTIGATORS COULDN’T ESTABLISH IF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN CONSPIRED WITH RUSSIA, IT DOES IDENTIFY A NUMBER OF LINKS BETWEEN THE U.S. REP DEB HAALAND TWO. SAYS THAT’S ENOUGH TO PROBE DEEPER. TWO THINGS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE. ONE IS FOR CONGRESS TO READ THE UN-REDACTED VERSION AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT’S IN IT. THE SECOND PART, OF COURSE, MUELLER NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. U.S. -- THE SENATE. BRANDON: U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO TOM UDALL TWEETING THIS MORNING, “THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ENOUGH SPIN FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE ADMINISTRATION.” UDALL ADDED IN A SEPARATE STATEMENT THAT “THE REPORT DOES NOT DEFINITELY RULE OUT WHETHER THE PRESIDENT OBSTRUCTED JUSTICE.” U.S. SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH SAYS THEY ARE STILL LOOKING AT WHETHER ANYTHING THE PRESIDENT OR HIS TEAM DID LEADING UP TO THE ELECTION RISES TO THE LEVEL OF BEING CRIMINAL, SAYING QUOTE, " “THERE APPEARS TO BE DISAGREEMENT ON THAT POINT EVEN WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. BUT NO MATTER THE ANSWER, IT IS A SAD STATE FOR THE COUNTRY.” MEANWHILE, NEW MEXICO GOP CHAIR STEVE PEARCE SAYS THE ENTIRE THING HAS BEEN A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY AND RESOURCES >> THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE WORKED ON IN CONGRESS AND IN THE COUNTRY, AND ALL TH IS A DISTRACTION. WE’VE WASTED TWO YEARS. BRANDON: LAWMAKERS TELL ME THEY’LL KNOW A LOT MORE ONCE MUELLER TESTIFYS. NO WORD YET ON WHEN THAT WILL BE. REPORTING, BRANDON EVANS
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New Mexico leaders react to Mueller report

Former and current leaders on Capitol Hill sound off

U.S. senators and representatives from New Mexico are reacting to the Department of Justice's release of the Mueller report.Watch this video to find out where they stand.

U.S. senators and representatives from New Mexico are reacting to the Department of Justice's release of the Mueller report.

Watch this video to find out where they stand.

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