Former House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers on Sunday said he would not grant immunity to a witness testifying about Russia’s interference in the U.S. election if he were still in charge of either the Senate or House committees investigating the matter.
“Listen, if I were the committees, I wouldn’t grant immunity,” the former Republican lawmaker told CNN’s “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper.
Last week, an attorney for former national security adviser Mike Flynn said Flynn “wants to tell” his story but would require freedom from prosecution in order to do so.
“No reasonable person, who has the benefit of advice from counsel, would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized, witch hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution,” lawyer Robert Kelner said earlier this week.
However, Rogers said the constant discussion on the probe, both by Republicans and Democrats, is not helping investigators reach conclusions.
“If this is really an investigation, everybody needs to clam up, candidly, including the president. Stop talking about it,” Rogers added.
