President Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to say that Robert Mueller should not testify in front of Congress:
After spending more than $35,000,000 over a two year period, interviewing 500 people, using 18 Trump Hating Angry Democrats & 49 FBI Agents – all culminating in a more than 400 page Report showing NO COLLUSION – why would the Democrats in Congress now need Robert Mueller…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2019
“No redo for the Dems!”:
….to testify. Are they looking for a redo because they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion? There was no crime, except on the other side (incredibly not covered in the Report), and NO OBSTRUCTION. Bob Mueller should not testify. No redos for the Dems!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2019
Dems are hoping to get Mueller to testify in the House on May 15, but that date is far from certain:
Just to clarify: we are aiming to bring Mueller in on the 15th, but nothing has been agreed to yet. That’s the date the Committee has proposed, and we hope the Special Counsel will agree to it. Sorry for the confusion. https://t.co/FfR8ReLmkp
— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) May 5, 2019
And Rep. Adam Schiff says “Mueller will testify”:
Today, Trump announced he is opposed to Mueller testifying before Congress. Before the American people.
He also opposes letting McGahn appear.
Barr’s testimony alone — designed to protect Trump — isn’t going to cut it.
They will testify. The American people deserve the truth.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 5, 2019
Earlier, President Trump had said that it was up to AG Bill Barr if Mueller testified or not:
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Trump just said on Friday that it's up to A.G. Barr whether or not Mueller should testify. Now, in his new tweet, he makes it clear that he actually doesn't want Mueller to testify.
If the report shows what Trump claims it shows, then why would he not want Mueller to testify? pic.twitter.com/0YJhRWi9ZK
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 5, 2019
This also potentially puts House Republicans in a tough spot as they’ve previously said they wanted Mueller to testify as well:
NOTABLE: House Republicans demanded last month that Mueller testify “immediately.” Trump is on an island here: pic.twitter.com/9vXWdjfE3Y
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 5, 2019
Stay tuned.
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