President Trump’s son has reached a deal with the Senate Intelligence Committee and will testify before the Republican-led group of senators in the coming weeks.
Donald Trump, Jr.’s testimony will be limited in both time and substance. The deal has Trump Jr. testifying for two to four hours sometime in mid-June, and the scope of the testimony will be limited to five or six topics related to his interactions with Russian officials.
In September 2017, Trump Jr. testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about proposed plans for a Trump Organization project in Moscow. During his testimony, Trump Jr. said he was just “peripherally aware” of the plans but was later contradicted by the president’s former personal attorney and fixer Michael Cohen who told the House Oversight Committee in February that he had briefed Trump Jr. on the project about 10 times.
Some prominent Republicans have defended Trump Jr. after the subpoena was announced. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Monday that he should comply with the subpoena but invoke the Fifth Amendment.
Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., told colleagues in private that the subpoena came after Trump Jr. twice agreed to sit for another interview but didn’t show up.
