Republicans launch Mueller hearing war room, aim to turn tables on Dem 'photo op'Fox News, Jul 23, 2019, Brooke Singman
Republicans are preparing an aggressive defense of President Trump surrounding former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony Wednesday, with the president's campaign and the party firing up a war room meant to highlight "Democrat hypocrisy" -- and GOP lawmakers poised to use the hearing to scrutinize the origins of the Russia probe itself.
Mueller is set to appear Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee for back-to-back public hearings. As Democrats plan to use the forum to spotlight allegations against Trump of obstruction of justice, Republicans are homing in on questions about the early stages of the investigation that eventually was overtaken by Mueller.
On the sidelines will be a political operation that rivals the counter-messaging from Republicans during Democratic presidential primary debates. This week, the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee are working together on a “multi-day bracketing effort†involving a rapid response team and full social media and digital presence.
“House Democrats are hell-bent on spending more time on this witch hunt and we’re going to aggressively call them out for their political games,†Trump Victory Regional Director Rick Gorka told Fox News. “This is going to highlight the Democrat hypocrisy and will hold them accountable for their latest photo op.â€
Gorka told Fox News that the joint effort will also include a team of people to clip “poignant†moments during the hearing. Gorka said a “booking operation†will make Trump surrogates available for television and radio interviews before, during and after Mueller’s testimony.
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