House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said Wednesday morning that he has been in conversation with special counsel Robert Mueller and that he does “anticipate that he will come” to Congress to testify.
“I think the President will try to stop Robert Mueller, whether he will succeed is another question,” he continued to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota. “I don’t think there is any legal way that the President could stop him.”
He added that Mueller is still a Department of Justice employee, and will continue to be for “a matter of weeks.”
Nadler says he’s been in talks with Mueller, does “anticipate” that he will come to Congress to testify, though Trump may try to stop him pic.twitter.com/kbhkBdZv0u
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Nadler is currently battling the administration on multiple fronts, as his committee is slated to vote Wednesday on whether or not to charge Attorney General William Barr with contempt for refusing to turn over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report to Congress.
I just hope Pompeo doesn’t start a war 30 mins before Mueller is scheduled to appear.
It would fit this maladministration…
"He added that Mueller is still a Department of Justice employee, and will continue to be for “a matter of weeks.”
I have to wonder if they have or will sequester Mueller from his materials during this time. Also have they threaten him in some fashion. They are perfectly happy to trash entire careers and benefits over night. Though somehow, I do not think that worries Mueller that much.
There is zero doubt that Trump will attempt to block Mueller from testifying. They’ll wait until the last minute to pull something, but pull something they will.
It shouldn’t. I doubt his pension from running the FBI is in any jeopardy. He is truly a man with nothing to lose for standing up and doing the right thing. His silence so far is a-thunderous.
“I don’t think there is any legal way that the President could stop him.”