Opinion | Glenn Kirschner: 'But it's unlikely we're going to be hearing the full truth from Don. Jr. anytime soon.' - NBCNewsTHINK
Perhaps the committee legitimately wants to understand how and why Trump family members and associates interacted with Russian contacts. But I strongly suspect the question of what Congress hopes to accomplish by subpoenaing Don Jr. will ultimately go unanswered, especially the president's son is able to successfully limit the scope of his testimony.
If his track record is any indication, Don Jr. likely will attempt to use every trick at his disposal to keep from testifying. The GOP-controlled Senate clearly does not believe that Attorney General William Barr’s redacted version of the Mueller report is sufficient. Onthat Don Jr. had told everyone who would listen about the Trump Tower rendezvous with the Russians on June 9, 2016, which the president called “a nothing meeting.” A quick fact check proves otherwise. The Mueller team was able to interview six of the eight participants in the. However, Mueller states that Don Jr.
Tellingly, the next sentence of the Mueller report is redacted for “Grand Jury” reasons. If we could peek under those black bars, we would almost certainly see that Don Jr.’s lawyers told Mueller that the president’s son would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if forced to come before a grand jury. Accordingly, Mueller did not go through with the hollow exercise.It’s worth noting that Don Jr.
According to reporting by NBC News' Ken Dilanian, Burr’s committee also wants to explore communications between Don Jr. and his father regarding the Trump Tower meeting. This sure sounds like the Senate is exploring potential misconduct by the president as part of legitimate congressional oversight of the executive branch. Could it also signal the Senate is starting to grapple with the question of whether to impeach the president? Only time will tell.
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