House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said Wednesday morning that special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress will have a “profound impact.”
Nadler fielded questions from journalists after it was announced that Mueller had agreed to testify in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 17.
“Do you think this would have such a profound impact that it could strengthen calls for an impeachment inquiry?” asked a reporter.
“Well, I don’t know. It might,” Nadler responded. “But I think it will have a profound impact because the Russians attacked our democracy. The Trump campaign certainly welcomed that assistance.”
The Judiciary chair said that Attorney General Bill Barr and President Donald Trump engaged in a “campaign of misinformation” about Mueller’s report.
“So I think it’s very important that the American people hear from Mr. Mueller as to what he did find, what the results of that two-year investigation were, and not have to rely on the misinformation spread by the attorney general or on reading the report, which most people haven’t done,” Nadler continued.
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Yeah , yeah, yeah, could we have some of the documents you subpoenaed, please ?
and what about the tax-filings ? ( I know it’s not Nadler’s commitee, but too much vapourware now)
Alas, I think he’s wrong about this. If the media hasn’t been explaining why taking stolen goods from a fence isn’t wrong and a bad idea for our country, this isn’t going to change the conversation.
Mueller’s Public Hearing Will Have A ‘Profound Impact’
Or Not
We’ll see
You’ll find out .
I’m sorry but Barr successfully derailed Mueller as planned .
Unless there is some dramatic statement implicating the President it will be more “Read the report”
Just like the press conference
The 5th estate dropped the ball on this one
no doubt it will and I look forward to it.
Quick list of questions for Mueller NOT in the report:
Did you consider Trump’s prior financial dealings as a predicate for an unspoken alliance between his campaign and Russian meddling? If not, why not?
Did you present the evidence of Don Jr.'s preparations to conspire with the Russians via the Trump Tower meeting to a grand jury for a possible indictment? If not, why not?
If a president can’t be charged with a crime while in office, and you decided that meant you couldn’t assert he committed a crime, and the executive branch controlled the investigation, exactly what is the point of having a special counsel operate under executive branch control to reach the truth? What if the AG had just decided NOT to release the report at all?
What do you think Deputy AG Rosenstein meant when he told Trump that he could “land the plane” with respect to your investigation to convince Trump not to fire him? Is it reasonable to infer that he meant that he had your investigation boxed in and/or controlled via your commitment NOT to suggest the president committed a crime even if that’s what the evidence suggested?