Article snippet: Drama is building ahead of former special counsel MORE’s much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill. Democrats are working to solidify their strategy to effectively question Mueller in the limited time they have. Democrats say their plans are still in flux and that they’re still negotiating with Mueller and his team over the logistics of the appearance. As of Thursday, Mueller’s testimony was set to be capped at roughly two hours per committee. Under the current agreement, all 22 members of the House Intelligence Committee will get a question, as will 22 members of the 41-person House Judiciary Committee. Those questions will be evenly divided among Democrats and Republicans, leaving a number of members without a question. But given the two hours of time per committee, lawmakers will have just a few minutes to ask their questions. Adding a layer of complication are murmurs the Justice Department is seeking to block or limit the private testimony of two of Mueller’s deputies, something that could shake up the agreement. Democrats on the Judiciary panel said Thursday they are eager to nail down a strategy and format that effectively elucidates key details from Mueller’s sprawling 448-page report in the limited time frame. “We’ve got to be strategic, we’ve got to understand why we want to talk to him in the first place and that’s to get answers to some unanswered questions,” said Rep. MORE (D-Fla.), who is a member of both panels questioning Mueller. “Wednesday w... Link to the full article to read more
Members to have little time to question Mueller | TheHill
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