Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Junior will testify again - with caveats

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 deal’s terms, Trump Jr. will testify for up to four hours and address a limited number of questions, these people said on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations.

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[S]everal Republican senators openly urged the president’s son either not to comply with the committee’s summons or to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if he appeared.

  WaPo
Including Lindsey Graham. Apparently, Junior's lawyer is a bit smarter than that. It has to be his attorney. Junior isn't smart enough.
Trump Jr. is expected to face questions in six broad categories, whittled down from an original list of 10, according to people familiar with the deal to secure his testimony — including his participation in the June 2016 meeting, as well as his knowledge of the president’s efforts well into his campaign to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to people familiar with the deal to secure his testimony in June.
Of course, the interesting matter is what are the four categories they won't be asking about?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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