Fight Over Trump Jr.’s Testimony Simmers in the Senate
- Grassley resists Democratic call for public Trump Jr. hearing
- He says Democrats should worry about other inconsistencies
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said Donald Trump Jr.’s lawyers should be asked about possible discrepancies between his private testimony to the committee and press reports, but he didn’t endorse a Democratic proposal to bring him in for a public hearing.
“I would suggest Mr. Trump Jr.’s attorneys be asked about these press accounts,” Grassley said Tuesday in a letter to Senator Chris Coons. The Democrat who serves on the committee had to investigate whether the president’s son had lied to the panel -- a crime -- when he denied knowledge of any offers of help to his father’s 2016 campaign from foreign governments or foreign nationals other than Russia.