Mueller has kept his
lips sealed ever since
the Special Counsel investigation began.
But a testimony from him could produce
a sound bite that could rock Washington.
We have the facts.
Mueller has done everything in his power
to avoid becoming a talking head on TV,
even dodging a reporter waiting
for him outside his church.
No news outlet has gotten
a sound bite from him.
A sound bite is a short snippet
of video or audio selected
to convey the essence of
what a speaker is saying.
Senator you're no Jack Kennedy.
An axis of evil.
Mister Gorbachov,
tear down this wall.    (people cheering)
Sound bites can determine headlines
which ultimately help
determine what people digest.
Hilary Clinton with emails,
all the emails.
Democracy depends on you.
You're a problem 'cause you're
a problem, its your future.
your America.
Read my lips,
no new taxes.
And sound bites have been getting shorter
and shorter.
In the 1960s,
a 40 second sound bite was the norm.
Today an average television sound bite
has dropped to under eight seconds.
There is one teensy,
weensy problem though.
Because of the focus on run time,
an editor might choose a sound bite
that is easily misunderstood,
or that is misleading and
inacuarrate leaving room
for possible manipulation
or misunderstanding.
There was in fact no collusion.
Attorney General William Barr's summary
of the Mueller report led Mueller's team
to issue a clarification
in a way to complain
about how the report was
being publicly characterized.
Mueller wrote that
Barr's report undermined
a central purpose for which
the Justice Department appointed
the Special Counsel.
Reaching your conclusion,
did you personally review all
of the underlying evidence?
No.
If Mueller testifies before Congress,
he can provide further clarifications
about his findings and speak
to his decision to decline
to draw a conclusion on obstruction.
Sound bites form Mueller
will be replayed ad nauseum.
And one thing is for certain:
In the digital age,
only the best sound bite wins.
