Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said former special counsel Robert Mueller and his senior staffers will likely “go much deeper” into the details of the Russia investigation when speaking to Congress.
Mueller agreed to testify publicly on July 17 after being subpoenaed by two Democrat-led House Judiciary and Intelligence committees. The plan, according to Politico, also includes having Mueller and some of his top deputies speak next month in a closed session.
In an MSNBC interview, McCabe said it was “an accurate assumption” to suggest the most sensitive aspects of Mueller’s investigation will be discussed during this closed-door discussion.
“I think the fact that his senior staffers will participate in what sounds like those debriefings that will take place certainly behind closed doors in classified settings I think is another indication that those sessions will go much deeper into the details that the investigators uncovered during the course of their work,” McCabe said on Wednesday.
The report showed Mueller’s team was not able to establish criminal conspiracy between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, but left open the question of possible obstruction of justice. Mueller indicated he would not speak out about anything not already evident in his 448-page report, which was released in April with redactions.
Still, McCabe, who has urged House Democrats to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, said there is value to hearing Mueller answer questions publicly.
“I think there are revelations that many, many people have not heard before, have not read in the report. So I think you can’t underestimate the significance of the director’s upcoming testimony,” McCabe said.
