Don’t bring the Putin-Trump translator in for testimony

Published July 19, 2018 2:05am ET



Senate Democrats have a very bad idea.

Some are now pushing for the translator who assisted President Trump in his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to testify on the closed-door conversation before Congress. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen kickstarted the effort, but was quickly joined by several other senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

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