GOP congressman who defended Trump in questioning is up for a White House job, sources say

GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe, who used his five minutes of questioning to defend Trump, is up for a White House job, sources say

Special Counsel Robert Mueller said his testimony today will"necessarily be limited." In his opening statement, he outlined two reasons for that:

"Second, the Justice Department has asserted privileges concerning investigative information and decisions, ongoing matters within the Justice Department, and deliberations within our office. These are Justice Department privileges that I will respect. The Department has released the letter discussing the restrictions on my testimony."

That includes questions about the opening of the FBI’s Russia investigation and"matters related to the so-called 'Steele Dossier.'"

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