Senators took sides on the propriety of a demand that the president’s eldest son testify again in the Intelligence Committee’s Russia probe.
By Seung Min Kim and Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow Karoun Demirjian Karoun Demirjian Congressional reporter focusing on national security Email Bio Follow May 9 at 7:08 PM The Senate Intelligence Committee’s decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr.
The abrupt disclosure this week of the Trump Jr. subpoena — issued at least a week ago, according to people familiar with the situation — came shortly after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisted that he considered as closed all matters investigated by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
Sen. Mitt Romney , who is not on the committee, said: “I have confidence in Chairman Burr, and if he’s requesting testimony, I presume he has a reason for that.” In tweets, Charlie Kirk, the founder of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA and a friend of Trump Jr.’s, singled out Republican senators who are running for reelection in 2020 and taunted them to fall into line with the Trump family against Burr’s subpoena.
But when a reporter noted that it was the committee led by Burr, a Republican, that issued the subpoena, Tillis responded: “I think you’d have to speak to Senator Burr. I stand by my comment.” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham stressed that he would not second-guess Burr but said in his view, “Mueller’s the final word for me.”
Burr repeatedly declined to speak with reporters Thursday. But at a closed-door lunch of GOP senators, he explained the reasoning behind the subpoena, according to people familiar with the discussion — including the timeline of the negotiations with Trump Jr. over his repeat testimony.
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