President Trump on Tuesday said he doesn’t want current and former White House aides to testify in front of Congress following the release of special…
President Trump on Tuesday said he doesn’t want current and former White House aides to testify in front of Congress following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
In an exclusive interview with The Washington Post, Trump said complying with further investigations was not necessary after the White House cooperated with Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion in 2016 and possible obstruction of justice into subsequent probes.
“There is no reason to go any further, and especially in Congress where it’s very partisan — obviously very partisan,” Trump said.
The comments come amid reports that the White House is preparing to go to legislative war with several House committees as they continue their sprawling probes into the Trump administration.
White House officials are reportedly planning on exerting executive privilege after the House Judiciary Committee filed a subpoena for testimony and documents from former White House Counsel Don McGahn, who was known to have a contentious relationship with Trump and played a starring role in Mueller’s report.
