Nadler says full Mueller report will be subpoenaed in 'next couple of hours'
By Washington Post Staff April 19 at 8:28 AM President Trump sought Friday to discredit damaging portions of the report by the special counsel, while Democrats vowed to subpoena the full report that led to no criminal charges but laid bare what they characterized as “alarming” behavior by Trump.
In morning tweets, Trump complained that he was not able to respond because he chose not to testify during the probe. Mueller tried to get the president to sit for an interview for more than a year, but Trump and his lawyers resisted. — Donald J. Trump April 19, 2019 Trump did not specify which portions of the report he is disputing, but he was likely pushing back against descriptions of acts that Muller catalogued as possible instances of obstruction of justice.
“We need the entire report, unredacted, and the underlying documents in order to make informed decisions,” Nadler said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “The big takeaway … is that there wasn’t collusion with Russia, and it should be a day that every American can celebrate and not be sorrowful like we’ve seen over the last 48 hours from the Democrats that are actually sad that the president didn’t work as a foreign agent,” she said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
According to the Mueller report, the “Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome.” and “the Campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts.” 6 a.m.: Pelosi pledges ‘oversight of our democracy’ but declines to comment on potential impeachment proceedings
On Thursday, top congressional Democrats said that Trump sought to obstruct justice in trying to undermine the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and promised a thorough investigation.[Mueller report lays out obstruction evidence against the president]
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