The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was making a “mistake” by not demanding that President Trump testify as part of his investigation, which by many accounts may soon be nearing its end.
Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) acknowledged that it might be expedient for Mueller to avoid subpoenaing Trump’s testimony because the president could fight it and Mueller’s new boss, Attorney General William P. Barr, might oppose such a move.
“But I do think ultimately it’s a mistake because probably the best way to get the truth would be to put the president under oath,” Schiff said. “As he’s made plain in the past, he feels it’s perfectly fine to lie to the public. After all, he has said, ‘It’s not like I’m talking before a magistrate.’ Well, maybe he should talk before a magistrate.”
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