Donald Trump Jr. agrees to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee again

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post



Donald Trump Jr. has reached a deal with the Senate Intelligence Committee to appear for a second closed-door interview in June, according to people familiar with the matter, ending a tense standoff between the president’s son and the panel’s Republican chairman.

Under the terms of the deal, Trump Jr. will testify for up to four hours on a limited number of topics. The committee’s vice chairman, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), and a representative for its chairman, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), declined to confirm or comment on the deal. Alan Futerfas, a lawyer for Trump Jr., also declined to comment.The agreement quells a simmering crisis for the GOP, after several Republican senators openly urged Trump Jr. either not to comply with a subpoena issued by the committee — or invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if he appeared.

Trump Jr. has been a focus of several probes — including special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation — over his involvement in a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer who allegedly had promised incriminating information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Congressional Democrats think that in his previous turns on Capitol Hill, Trump Jr. may have lied to investigators about that meeting and whether he alerted his father that the meeting would take place.

The deal between Trump Jr. and the Senate Intelligence Committee comes as the House Intelligence Committee is threatening to subpoena four lawyers for President Trump, his children and his businesses to determine whether they or others directed Michael Cohen to lie to lawmakers about the president’s efforts to build a tower in Russia during his presidential campaign.

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By Washington Post Staff
May 14 at 5:39 PM

The agreement for a limited appearance in June ended a standoff between the president’s son and the Republican-led committee.

Trump Jr. has been a focus of several probes — including special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation — over his involvement in a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer who allegedly had promised incriminating information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Congressional Democrats think that in his previous turns on Capitol Hill, Trump Jr. may have lied to investigators about that meeting and whether he alerted his father that the meeting would take place.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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[pazzyanne]

1. We are now on "pleading the fifth" watch.

[olegramps]

19. Some deal. Its going to be behind closed doors. Transparency?

This a government for the Republicans, by the Republicans and for the Republicans. All others are excluded from any real or inferred rights.

[Sneederbunk]

2. If you serve a subpoena, you do not need an agreement.

[Perseus]

15. Correct...this sets a very bad precedence

How frustrating! This is incredibly frustrating, when are Democrats going to show balls. It’s a subpoena, no deals, you don’t comply? You go to jail, end of story

[Hulk]

3. Beats going to jail, I guess.

The fucking worm.

[GreydeeThos]

4. Get Junior under oath then

Once the Junior Don is under oath, ask him to name all of his past Russian contacts and which ones are still active.

[hedda_foil]

5. Behind closed doors per MSNBC

[BumRushDaShow]

6. I think the last time he testified

it was closed (like Bannon's testimonies).

[2naSalit]

7. Hmmm....

I hope there will be video.

[ffr]

8. The russpublican controlled senate?

Mixed emotions.

Link to tweet

[yaesu]

9. I not trusting this, anything repugs want can't be good, I wonder how they are going to turn this

to tRumps advantage, & tRump is lying about, oh, I don't know what their up to.

[bluestarone]

10. For some reason i feel the SAME WAY!

PRE-PLANNED? THIS is my thought. Something smells for sure!

[SergeStorms]

17. There's plenty of time...

between now and the end of June for the Trump White House to come up with new and exciting ways for to tell the Democrats to shove it up their asses, and I believe they will. If Junior ever testifies I'll be totally surprised.

[AZ8theist]

11. Smug fucking prick..

His face is more punchable than his vile fathers...

[Maxheader]

12. Dementia boys...boy...

testifying to a senate winger majority...?

Golly....that must terrify the little mutt...

[angrychair]

13. Sweetheart deal

I wonder if I ever get a subpoena to testify if I can negotiate a specific date, how long I'm willing to testify and only allow certain questions to be asked.

Somehow...dont think I could get that "deal"

[sandensea]

14. Good - though I suspect he'll chicken out at the last moment.

And in the meantime, many of their mouth breathers will think he "DID testify - and was nuttin'!"

[I_have_had_enough]

16. So many...

Criminals.
They WIlL face REAL justice.

[Bayard]

18. Why did Dems agree to this?

No better than the deal they gave his daddy to only answer certain questions, in writing.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. Who needs Dems? Reps have the majority in the Senate.

And, in a closed meeting, we won't know if Dems were able to ask questions or if those questions were answered.

I don't see the point in closing the meeting. Without public visibility, the meeting didn't happen.