House Intelligence witnesses ready to talk Russia
by Jerry Dunleavy
| June 11, 2019 08:33 PM
Two expert witnesses called in front of the House Intelligence Committee both plan to testify Wednesday that Russia is a threat.
But where Stephanie Douglas, the former executive assistant director of the FBI’s National Security Branch invited by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Andrew McCarthy, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York invited by ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., disagree is on Attorney General William Barr's investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.
The hearing, which will focus on the first volume of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and what lessons can be gleaned from its counterintelligence findings, continues the committee's hearings on the report.
Douglas and McCarthy each told the Washington Examiner they remain concerned about the ongoing threat Russia poses as 2020 draws closer. But the two diverged on several issues.
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