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NEW: GOP allies of President Trump are hoping to use his Capitol Hill testimony to raise doubts about his report and his integrity. A look at their strategy — and how Mueller might fend them off, w/ @MZanona @dsamuelsohn @NatashaBertrand
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Members like Matt Gaetz, Devin Nunes and Andy Biggs are among the 25 Republicans who get to grill Mueller next month.
Louie Gohmert has hated Mueller for more than a decade and told us he considers Mueller an “anal opening.” He’ll also get five minutes. politico.com/story/2019/07/…
Louie Gohmert has hated Mueller for more than a decade and told us he considers Mueller an “anal opening.” He’ll also get five minutes. politico.com/story/2019/07/…
The toughest questions, though, are likely to come from Rep. Jim JORDAN, who plans to press Mueller on when he determined not to charge any Americans with conspiring with Russia and whether the bias of Pete Strzok influenced the probe. politico.com/story/2019/07/…
Though Mueller will surely be prepared, it's notable that he hasn't testified on the hill in six years -- and lawmakers at that time were pretty subdued. Some had critiques but they were gentle ones.
This could be his first truly hostile grilling.
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
This could be his first truly hostile grilling.
politico.com/story/2019/07/…
