FBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS - DIRECTOR'S AM NEWS BRIEFING

FBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS - DIRECTOR'S AM NEWS BRIEFING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 5:00 AM EDT House Judiciary Seeks To Have Sessions Testify In Impeachment Probe. The Washington Post (9/13, Bade, Hamburger, 14.2M) reports Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have been "negotiating for Jeff Sessions's testimony in their impeachment investigation of President Trump, an appearance they hope could bolster their inquiry given the former attorney general's rocky relationship with Trump." The Post adds Congressional aides have "reached out to Charles J. Cooper, an attorney for Sessions, during the summer, according to officials familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely describe private talks," although Cooper "told committee staff that Sessions - whom Trump never forgave for recusing himself from overseeing the special counsel probe - would need a subpoena to testify." In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (9/13, Subscription Publication, 7.57