A former foreign affairs adviser to President Trump’s campaign hopes to testify in front of the House Intelligence Committee for the first time next month.
Carter Page, who briefly worked as a foreign affairs adviser to the Trump campaign in 2016, said Wednesday he will tell his side of the story at an upcoming hearing. Page’s announcement comes on the same day that the ranking member of the committee, Adam Schiff, D-Cal., said it would be issuing subpoeanas to Mike Flynn and his businesses.
In a letter to the committee first reported by ABC News, Page hit back against Tuesday’s testimony from former CIA Director John Brennan. Brennan said he’s worried Russia’s plans to interfere with the 2016 elections may have included the effort to pull individuals into the Kremlin’s plans with blackmail, bribes or other compromising actions.
“The vast majority of the open session testimony by Mr. Brennan and other Clinton/Obama regime appointees who have recently appeared before your committee loyally presented one biased viewpoint and base of experience.” Page said in the letter. “When I have my turn next month, I look forward to adding some accurate insights regarding what has really been happening in Russia over recent years, including 2016.”
Page has a history of business dealings in Russia, and Democrats who are pushing the collusion theory believe he and other individuals like Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Mike Flynn are the kinds of targets Brennan may have been describing in his testimony to the House Intelligence Committee.
With numerous investigations going on looking into Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 elections, Flynn’s testimony would appear to still be the most sought-after. He briefly served as Trump’s national security adviser before being fired for making false statements about the nature of a conversation he had with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Page had initially said he would appear at a hearing on June 6, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet by the committee.
