Mueller staff cautioned Democrats not to get their hopes up ahead of shaky testimony
by Daniel Chaitin
| July 27, 2019 01:45 PM
Staff for former special counsel Robert Mueller issued a warning to Democrats eager to have him testify about his investigation into Russian election interference.
Days after Mueller delivered shaky testimony to two congressional panels, a report said Mueller's team denied rumors that the 74-year-old's cognitive acuity was wavering and that prompted Democrats to compel him to appear publicly.
However, before and after a reluctant Mueller was subpoenaed, Mueller's staff told the Democrats, some of whom have cited Mueller's report as a blueprint for impeachment, that their boss would not stray from what was already disclosed in his unredacted 448-page report.
“That was made very, very clear,†one source familiar with the investigation told the Washington Post. “And then, once Mueller was subpoenaed, the committees were told you’re not going to get any more from him. Period.â€
But in the run-up to Wednesday's hearings, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said Democrats hoped to get Mueller to divulge information that does not appear in his report. "Hopefully we go a little further," the New York Democrat said on MSNBC last week after acknowledging their main strategy will focus on getting Mueller to recite the findings of his report in front of a live audience.
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