Nadler says he doesn't know why Mueller has been pushing for private testimony, but speculated that he “doesn’t want to participate in anything that he might regard as a political spectacle.”
that Mueller told the committee he would make his opening statement before the public. A transcript of Mueller's private testimony would then be made public, Nadler added.
Trump tweeted Friday morning that "Dems are just looking for trouble and a Do-Over" in attempting to get Mueller to testify. Trump has condemned the Mueller investigation as a "witch hunt," while also saying the report totally exonerated him of collusion and obstruction of justice.
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