Mueller Asks for Aide to Appear as Witness

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Mueller Asks for Aide to Appear as Witness

July 23, 2019 at 1:57 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 52 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/23/mueller-asks-for-aide-to-appear-as-witness/

"SNIP.....

“Robert Mueller has asked that his longtime right-hand aide be sworn in as a witness during Wednesday’s hearing with the House Judiciary Committee about the special counsel’s investigation,” the New York Times reports.

“Democrats have yet to agree to the request, and Mr. Mueller is the only witness listed for the hearing… It was unclear if Mr. Mueller had made a similar request to the House Intelligence Committee, the panel holding the second of two highly anticipated hearings on Wednesday where Mr. Mueller is scheduled to testify.”

“If the aide, Aaron Zebley, were to take an oath to testify, he could be questioned by lawmakers on the panel, taking pressure off Mr. Mueller to respond to questions he may not be able or want to answer. But his presence would upend carefully laid plans by Democrats and Republicans over how to use their scant time with Mr. Mueller, a reluctant witness known for his concision while under oath.”

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[Phoenix61]

1. Ummm....NO! See how easy that was? nt

[Vinca]

2. Maybe the aide - if not the subject of a subpoena - would have the freedom to say things the Justice

Department has told Mueller he can't say. This might be a good thing. If the aide spills the beans they can simply ask Mueller if he agrees with the aide.

[cbdo2007]

3. I think that is the angle Mueller is taking.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. +2

More the merrier, when it comes to the Russia Thing.

[redstatebluegirl]

9. It looks like the former military man is looking for some cover.

[Vinca]

11. I just know we're all going to be disappointed.

[redstatebluegirl]

12. Pretty much.

[lostnfound]

13. Agreed. It might be. Nt

[poli-junkie]

5. Or Dems can subpoena this witness at a later date.

[shanti]

6. If the Reps are screaming about him doing this

then it must be done!

[Hoyt]

7. CNN source: Aide with not be sworn in and or answer questions. He's there to confer with Mueller.

"Zebley will be there to advise Mueller, but the special counsel will be the only one answering the committee questions, the source said. Democrats only plan to swear in Mueller as a witness."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/23/politics/aaron-zebley-mueller-hearing/index.html

Who knows how it plays out.

[empedocles]

8. Logical to have counsel to warn Mueller of traps - of all sorts

[Baitball Blogger]

10. It's bogus bringing this up at the eleventh hour.

Dirty pool, Mueller.

[llmart]

14. Mueller could have prevented himself from coming back to revisit the issue...

if he'd have not been so coy about his report to the citizenry. His time was done and he knew it. What prevented him from being forthright? Now he finds himself back in the spotlight and he's not liking it.

If he truly is a patriot (I have my doubts) then he'd do the right thing by the American people and just answer the questions truthfully.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Never underestimate the attachment of play groups.

I see it here. People that circulate in the same play groups will watch each other's back. In Mueller's case, it's called the band of brothers.