House Democrats want to channel the intense focus on Mueller's congressional testimony into a public outcry against President Trump and the prospect of future foreign interference in U.S. elections
House Democrats are preparing an all-out messaging blitz over the next three days to refocus Americans' attention on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, hoping to channel the intense focus on Mueller's congressional testimony Wednesday into a public outcry against President Donald Trump, as well as the prospect of future foreign interference in U.S. elections.
The social media effort will be bolstered by a Democratic "war room" that plans to be active during Mueller's testimony, clipping excerpts from his testimony to blast out widely and combating Republicans who will likely have their own messaging operation. poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201907/866/1155968404_6062886093001_6062880936001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"For weeks, Democrats have painted Mueller's public hearings before the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees as a chance to bring his dense, 448-page report "for Americans, who largely haven't read the report.
"The Trump campaign welcomed the release of information illegally obtained by Russian hacking efforts, and President Trump personally received advance notice regarding the release of damaging information," reads one of the points.
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