Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


House Democrats and Republicans Hope to Steer Mueller's Testimony

Masood Farivar

   WASHINGTON - As former special counsel Robert Mueller prepares to
   testify before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on
   Wednesday, one thing appears certain: the veteran prosecutor and former
   FBI director won't reveal anything that's not in his final report to
   Attorney General William Barr.

   "The report is my testimony," Mueller declared on May 29 at the Justice
   Department.

   But Democratic and Republican members of the two panels say that won't
   stop them from peppering Mueller with tough questions to extract
   additional information and insights. As for millions of Americans
   tuning in who've never read the special counsel's 448-page report,
   they'll be learning directly from Mueller troubling details of how
   Russia sought to influence the outcome of the 2016 election in favor of
   candidate Donald Trump and how as president, Trump made repeated
   efforts to interfere with the investigation.

   As political frenzy builds over one of the most highly anticipated
   congressional hearings in recent memory, we provide a reminder of the
   key findings of the report and speculate on how members of Congress
   will try to steer the hearing to their advantage.

.