Key lawmakers told us they hope to make an end run around Trump’s executive privilege assertions by expanding their circle of testimony targets to people outside government
While Hicks is expected to decline to discuss her White House tenure — the period that is the primary focus of the committee’s investigation — she may open up about her work on the campaign and transition team. And even if Hicks appears but doesn’t answer key questions, some lawmakers say it could encourage other witnesses to show up and cooperate.
The House Intelligence Committee also has taken steps to secure witness testimony from figures outside the White House in their probe of potential counterintelligence risks identified in Mueller’s probe. The former Trump campaign manager didn’t deliver the message to Sessions but instead tried to pass it along to Rick Dearborn, then a senior White House official who had worked for Sessions in the Senate. According to the Mueller report, Dearborn “was uncomfortable with the task and did not follow through.”
“Where’s Paul Manafort? He’s in a prison somewhere. He’s readily available. Get him a suit. Get him a haircut. Have him testify,” said John Q. Barrett, a St. John’s University law professor, in reference to the former Trump campaign chairman, who is serving a 7½ year sentence for a series of financial fraud, lobbying and witness tampering crimes.
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