--- title: Schiff: 'Absolutely' Would Sue Trump Admin Over Mueller Report description: "We are going to get to the bottom of this." canonical: https://time.com/5536190/schiff-mueller-trump/ author: Tara Law article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-24T17:01:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T22:50:48.006Z article:section: Politics og:title: Rep. Schiff 'Absolutely' Ready to Take Trump Administration to Court Over Mueller Report og:description: "We are going to get to the bottom of this." og:url: https://time.com/5536190/schiff-mueller-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt370903c550aed9ba/698945beab6d7774d26b4e17/adam-schiff.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Adam-Schiff og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rep. Schiff 'Absolutely' Ready to Take Trump Administration to Court Over Mueller Report twitter:description: "We are going to get to the bottom of this." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt370903c550aed9ba/698945beab6d7774d26b4e17/adam-schiff.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rep. Schiff 'Absolutely' Ready to Take Trump Administration to Court Over Mueller Report > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. Brief goes beyond the Washington headlines to explain the politics, personalities and power dynamics shaping what happens next. 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Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Feb 24, 2019 5:01 PM UTC House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says he’s “absolutely” ready to take President Trump’s administration to court to ensure the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Since Rep. Schiff became the chair of the congressional committee in January, he has championed efforts to investigate the administration’s connections to Russia. Earlier this month, he [announced](http://time.com/5523386/house-launches-new-investigation-trump-russia/) that the House is launching its own investigation into the election. On Friday, he and other House Democrats sent [a letter](http://time.com/5535782/house-democrats-mueller-report/) to newly-confirmed Attorney General William Barr, asking him to release the Mueller report in its entirety. Speaking to ABC’s _This Week_ on Sunday morning, Schiff said that he is ready to take steps to make sure that the report gets out. “We will obviously subpoena the report. We will bring Bob Mueller in to testify before Congress. We will take it to court if necessary,” Schiff said. However, he added that he thinks Barr will understand the importance of making the report public. “If he were to withhold any part of this report, that would be his legacy and it will be a tarnished legacy,” Schiff said. “So I think there will be immense pressure, not only on the department but on the attorney general, to be forthcoming.” However, Schiff said that he is “absolutely” ready to take the administration to court. “We are going to get to the bottom of this. We are going to share this information with the public,” Schiff said. “And if the President is serious about all his claims of exoneration, then he should welcome the publication of this report.” > [](https://twitter.com/GStephanopoulos/status/1099688333448544257) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5536190/schiff-mueller-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5536190/schiff-mueller-trump/"},"headline":"Rep. 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