Former US special counsel Robert Mueller, the head of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election, will publicly testify before Congress on July 17, congressmen from the ranks of the Democratic Party said.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Needler said on Twitter that he was "happy to announce" that Mueller would testify before the Judiciary and Intelligence committees after receiving a subpoena, and Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff sent a similar message.
"Russia attacked our democracy to help (US President Donald) Trump win. Trump welcomed that help and took advantage of it. As Mueller said, that should concern all Americans. And now all Americans will be able to hear from Mueller himself Schiff stated.
In his more than 400-page report on the investigation, Mueller presented several contacts of people from Trump's election headquarters with Russia, but concluded that there was "not enough evidence" of any collusion.
Immediately after the publication of the report, Trump declared that he was "exonerated", although many Democrats immediately demanded his impeachment. Mueller himself presented information that the president was pressuring the investigation.
The special prosecutor said at the end of May that the investigation did not remove all suspicion from Trump, but that only Congress has the authority to try the president.
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