So Mueller doesn't want a public testimony

[SHRED]

The concern is he'd appear too political.

Between Barr, the GOP, and this it's amazing the lengths they will go to protecting this President.

[StarfishSaver]

1. Possibly

Or it could mean that he's got a whole lot of really interesting stuff to say that has national security or other serious implications.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[msongs]

2. fine he can refuse to answer questions he dislikes, in public, under oath. problem solved nt

[kentuck]

3. He might have a point....

If he said anything negative about Trump, the right-wing Trumpsters would turn on him in a NY second. It might be better if he was behind closed doors, just giving the facts to the Republican Reps and Senators?

[StarfishSaver]

5. The Committee could later vote to release the transcript ...

[gldstwmn]

4. Let's think about this. Mueller doesn't leak.

Who put this out there and why?

[TrishaJ]

9. Yep. That's what I'm asking.

Did Rudy Ghouliani plant this story in the media? Or a White House source?

Sort of putting it out there that any public testimony by Mueller will "appear political" and he wouldn't want to do that, now would he??

I'm thinking it's another Trump disinformation gambit.

[TwilightZone]

6. The "not appear political" stories appear to be nonsense.

WaPo and others are reporting that it's more about the content of the testimony.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12115599

[Skittles]

7. of course it is

no one was concerned about "appearing political" when it was a Democratic president

[spanone]

8. Wasn't worried about that as FBI director

[tavernier]

10. Too much James Bonding, Mr. Mueller.

Just walk yourself over to the Capital building... that’s the big white one with the rotunda... find a comfortable seat... and start telling us, your real bosses, the results of what we hired you to investigate. No worries; someone will bring you a microphone. Promise.

[ChicagoRonin]

11. I think Muller is a Stark (RE: Game of Thrones)

Seriously. I haven't read or seen anything that indicates Muller is a partisan Republican hack.

However, I think he is a good soldier, respects the chain of command, and believes in the sanctity of procedure to a fault.

And that's a problem, because I think he wants the impossible. He wants to do his job and see justice done by the country. But he also wants to believe there is good in the office-holders and the Republican party to which he belongs.

But this is a time that requires extraordinary measures, real bravery, and a willingness to buck conventional wisdom. And unfortunately, he might not have it in him.

[brush]

12. Yep, he literally had the future of the country in his hands and it...

looks like the moment was too large for him. And I say that with great reluctance as I had all the hope and respect for him because of how secure he kept control of the probe and allowed no leaks. I thought he was going to do his duty as a patriot but with this reluctance to testify publicly it looks like he is still not up to the moment and is going to let trump off the hook again as honest public testimony would expose trump as the charlatan he is.

Too bad. He's come down several notches in my opinion—just another republican willing to kowtow to trump and that bastard Barr.