Chairs of multiple House committees, including House Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), have since been trying to obtain information about Trump from as far back as 2011, hoping to gain something they can use to fuel an impeachment push that is now attracting tepid support from the party as a whole, portraying the probing as a continuation of Muellers years-long investigation despite the lack of explosive findings.
“Russia attacked our elections to help President Trump win, Trump and his campaign welcomed this help, and the President then tried to obstruct the investigation into the attack. Mueller confirmed these revelations and has now left Congress to pick up where he left off,” Nadler said in a statement on June 3.
“No one is above the law. While the White House continues to cover up and stonewall, and to prevent the American people from knowing the truth, we will continue to move forward with our investigation. These hearings will allow us to examine the findings laid out in Mueller’s report so that we can work to protect the rule of law and protect future elections through consideration of legislative and other remedies.”
The committee issued subpoenas for former White House communications director Hope Hicks and former chief of staff for McGahn, Annie Donaldson, on May 21. It wasn’t clear whether either or both would appear during the new round of hearings.
“There has been discussion about an appearance before Congress. Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. It contains our findings and analysis, and the reasons for the decisions we made. We chose those words carefully, and the work speaks for itself,” he said in part.
Mueller said he hoped to never speak about the report again in public. He said he was resigning from the Department of Justice to return to private life.