Why Republicans Aren’t Planning for the Coming Mueller Report
Congressional lawmakers and their aides say there’s been no discussion about what to say or how to react, whatever the findings may be.
Rumors continue to build in Washington that a report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller is set to drop soon. But on and off Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers say there have been no formal discussions on how to respond—no matter what the report’s findings may be.
“We’re aware that it might drop soon,” Representative Mark Walker, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, told me this week, citing “secondhand” chatter among members. “But nothing has been said. Or, at least, no one has
