Schiff denies leaking 'non-public' information about Trump Jr.'s testimony
Source: Politico
By KYLE CHENEY 12/12/2017 05:44 PM EST
Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday that neither he nor his staff leaked any "non-public information" about the testimony of Donald Trump Jr. last week, but his office defended his decision to tell reporters the president's son had refused to answer a key question from the panel.
Schiff had told reporters that Trump Jr., who testified for nearly eight hours, would not reveal the details of a discussion he had with his father earlier this year, when news of a secret Trump Tower meeting between the younger Trump and Kremlin-linked people began seeping out.
Trump Jr. invoked attorney-client privilege to sidestep discussing the matter, saying a lawyer had been in the room at the time. Schiff told the media later that he viewed the claim as an invalid reason to withhold information.
Trump Jr. reportedly has since issued a letter to the House Russia probe leader, Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), demanding an investigation into what he said were leaked details of his interview — portions of which emerged while he was still inside the Capitol testifying.
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