The Judiciary Committee will privately question Felix Sater on Thursday, the day after he testifies publicly before the Intelligence Committee.
By Rachael Bade and Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Tom Hamburger Tom Hamburger Investigative reporter focused on the intersection of money and politics in Washington Email Bio Follow March 20 at 5:40 PM The House Judiciary Committee plans to question the point person for the controversial 2016 Trump Tower Moscow project in what will be Democrats’ second session next week with the onetime business associate of President Trump.
Investigators on both panels are expected to question Sater on Trump’s plans to build a skyscraper in Moscow during the 2016 election, a project Sater worked on for a time. It was Sater who came up with the idea of giving a $50 million penthouse in that building to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a way to market the tower to wealthy individuals.
While both the Judiciary and Intelligence committees are investigating Trump, the Intelligence Committee has focused on what Trump associates may have known about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. The Judiciary Committee is investigating whether Trump obstructed justice, abused his power or engaged in public corruption.
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