Article snippet: Special counsel Robert Mueller will publicly testify in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 17 following a subpoena, the panels’ chairmen said Tuesday. “Pursuant to subpoenas issued by the House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence tonight, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has agreed to testify before both Committees on July 17 in open session,” Rep. MORE (D-Calif.), the chairman of the Intelligence panel, said in a joint statement issued late Tuesday. "Americans have demanded to hear directly from the Special Counsel so they can understand what he and his team examined, uncovered, and determined about Russia’s attack on our democracy, the Trump campaign’s acceptance and use of that help, and MORE reviewed the evidence laid out in the volume of the special counsel’s report examining obstruction and determined it was insufficient to accuse Trump of criminal wrongdoing. Trump has cheered that result, as well as the lack of conspiracy charge resulting from the investigation, as completely vindicating him. Still, the facts as laid out in the report paint a damning picture of Trump’s efforts to gain control of and apparently thwart the special counsel’s investigation, as well as his associates’ willingness to engage with Russia-connected figures during the campaign. House Democrats are certain to shine a spotlight on the more unsavory details of the report in the public hearing with the special counsel. Th... Link to the full article to read more