Former White House counsel Don McGahn is poised to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Friday about events related to former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
Trump, through his former deputy White House counsel Patrick Philbin, has made clear to the committee he doesn't intend to attempt to block McGahn from testifying, sources told ABC News. Scott Gast, another former White House lawyer, will attend McGahn's testimony.
The terms of the interview state that McGahn will not discuss any communications he had with employees of the executive branch that aren't in the . McGahn can also discuss whether Mueller's report was an accurate reflection of McGahn's comments to investigators and whether his statements were truthful.In this Sept. 4, 2018 file photo, White House counsel Don McGahn, listens as he attends a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Mueller had requested to speak with McGahn about the circumstances surrounding former FBI Director James Comey's firing and his reported involvement in the events surrounding former Attorney GeneralThe interview will be transcribed and reviewed by all parties within seven calendar days before it is made public.ABC News' George Stephanopoulos talks with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, June 12, 2019.
"The story on that very simply, No. 1, I was never going to fire Mueller. I never suggested firing Mueller," Trump told Stephanopoulos."I don't care what says, it doesn't matter," Trump said."That was to show everyone what a good counsel he was."
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