Mueller's square-jawed, just-the-facts approach will be put to the ultimate test Wednesday when the former special counsel testifies for five hours in nationally televised House hearings about the Russia investigation.
As a senior Justice Department official and then FBI director for 12 years, Robert S. Mueller III carefully guarded his reputation as a straight shooter in the midst of political upheaval and partisan warfare.
Republicans are expected to pursue a two-pronged approach. They’ll try to undermine Mueller’s credibility by suggesting his team was politically biased against Trump. They also want to highlight conclusions in the report that benefit the president, such as Mueller’s determination that heBoth Democrats and Republicans have at least one thing in common: They expect to face a reluctant witness with a history of terse, dry answers to overheated congressional questioning.
In a Monday letter, the Justice Department told Mueller that his testimony “must remain within the boundaries of your public report” to avoid infringing upon executive privilege and other confidentiality requirements. The letter said Mueller had requested guidance from the department earlier this month, a suggestion that he may rely on it to avoid answering questions he wants to avoid.
“But I’m not going to be watching Mueller because you can’t take all those bites out of the apple. We had no collusion, no obstruction, we had no nothing.” Democrats plan to focus on several of those incidents in their questioning. Among them: Trump directed his White House counsel, Don McGahn, to fire Mueller, an order that McGahn ultimately ignored. He also asked his former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, to tell his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to limit the investigation to future election interference. Lewandowski never carried out the request.
It’s a conclusion that Rep. Jerrold Nadler , the House Judiciary Committee chairman, has already reached.
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