House Democrat says Mueller representative and Judiciary Committee tentatively agree on May 15
Source: Washington Post
A key member of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that the panel and a representative for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III have tentatively agreed on May 15 as the date for Mueller to testify. The committee has been seeking to hear from Mueller amid disagreements about whether Attorney General William P. Barr mischaracterized the special counsel’s report in his congressional testimony and statements.
“A tentative date has been set of May 15, and we hope the special counsel will appear,” Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.) said on “Fox News Sunday.” “We think the American people have a right to hear directly from him.”
Asked whether Mueller himself has agreed, Cicilline responded, “The representative for the special counsel has, but, obviously, until the date comes, we never have an absolute guarantee.” A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment.
In late March, Mueller wrote a letter to Barr voicing dissatisfaction that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of his investigation into President Trump “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of his work. Barr defended his handling of the case during a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week. He repeatedly denied accusations and insinuations by Democrats that he had lied or misrepresented anything. “I wasn’t hiding the ball,” Barr told Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.), who pressed the attorney general on whether he omitted key details of Mueller’s report from his initial account of the findings.
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Full latest headline: House Democrat says Mueller representative and Judiciary Committee tentatively agree on May 15 for special counsel’s testimony
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A key member of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has tentatively agreed to testify on May 15.
The committee has been seeking to hear from Mueller amid disagreements about whether Attorney General William P. Barr mischaracterized the special counsel's report in his congressional testimony and statements.
Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.) said on "Fox News Sunday" that the panel and Mueller's representative had reached a tentative agreement for his testimony.
Updated full title: House Democrat says Mueller and Judiciary Committee tentatively agree on May 15 for his testimony on Russia investigation
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By Washington Post Staff
May 5 at 11:05 AM
Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.), a member of the committee, said on Fox News Sunday that the special counsel and the panel had reached a tentative agreement for his testimony.
The committee has been seeking to hear from Robert S. Mueller III amid disagreements about whether Attorney General William P. Barr mischaracterized the report in his congressional testimony and statements.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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