Special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony is delayed because Mueller and the House Judiciary Committee are at loggerheads over making his hearing public.
According to CNN and the Washington Post, Mueller is reluctant to publicly testify on his sweeping Russia probe and its findings. The special counsel reportedly fears that he’ll come off as political after conducting his two-year investigation behind the scenes.
Mueller is hoping that any testimony that goes beyond the special counsel’s public report would happen in a private setting, according to the Post.
Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said last week that he expected the hearing to be delayed until June. Originally, the committee hoped to have a hearing with Mueller this week.
Respectfully, the time for worrying about political optics is long gone. We just need the plain, unvarnished truth, Mr. Mueller.
Mueller, Mueller, Mueller… Just. Don’t.
It isn’t political to talk about crimes against the US of fucking A.
It’s political to NOT talk about crimes against America.
It’s time Mueller get over his secrecy…he produced a report, he needs to testify publicly about it. I can understand leaving the parts that are related to intelligence in private, and Mueller has to respect the Barr redactions (unfortunately), but the rest of it must be placed before the American people. Democrats need to stick to that point, not because Mueller is going to say something that will “save the nation”, but because we need to hear it from Mueller himself, and see to see his reactions, to better understand what happened.
Fucking COWARD! No words. None. Mueller scared of Trump. Good Lord. What is wrong with Republicans?
Go ahead and compromise. Have Mueller sit in front of the cameras and discuss or, simply, read all the damning evidence against Toadglans in his report. Then discuss all of the “redacted” stuff in private.
ETA Fixed. Thanks, @maxheadroom.