Russia probe: House Democrats aim to unmask Trump Jr.'s blocked call
WASHINGTON – A blocked number in Donald Trump Jr.’s phone records may be among the first targets for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee in January as they investigate possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Rep. Adam Schiff, who is poised to lead the committee when Democrats take over the House majority, told USA TODAY that his committee will have to prioritize the most important witnesses and records that Republicans blocked them from pursuing. The “clearest example” of that obstruction, he said, is phone records that would show whether the blocked phone number — logged as Trump Jr. was arranging a meeting with a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower — belonged to then-candidate Donald Trump.
Trump’s son arranged the June 2016 meeting after being promised “dirt” on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. At first, Trump Jr. said he never told his father of the meeting, but then later told Senate investigators that he couldn't recall who he spoke with that night.
Schiff said the committee, led by the current chairman, GOP Rep. Devin Nunes, refused to seek records that would unmask the blocked call, leaving a major question unanswered.
“Republicans refused to look at the phone records so that we could find out because they were afraid of what the answer might be,” the California Democrat said.
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