--- ---  # Top Democrats Call on Robert Mueller to Testify Before Congress by [Madeline Roache](https://time.com/author/madeline-roache/) ## Madeline Roache Apr 18, 2019 12:35 PM UTC  Sen. Chuck Schumer And Rep. Nancy Pelosi at a press conference on healthcare in front of the U.S. Supreme Court April 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. Sen. Chuck Schumer And Rep. Nancy Pelosi at a press conference on healthcare in front of the U.S. Supreme Court April 2, 2019 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Madeline Roache](https://time.com/author/madeline-roache/) ## Madeline Roache Apr 18, 2019 12:35 PM UTC Top Democrats in Congress have called on Special Counsel[ Robert Mueller](http://time.com/person-of-the-year-2018-robert-mueller-runner-up/) to testify, hours before the release of the [Mueller report.](http://time.com/5572927/mueller-report-elections-fixes/) Citing Attorney General William Barr’s decision to hold a press conference before releasing the report and other recent decisions, Speaker [Nancy Pelosi](http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567750/nancy-pelosi) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the former FBI director to testify in Congress. “Attorney General Barr’s regrettably partisan handling of the Mueller report, including his slanted March 24th summary letter, his irresponsible testimony before Congress last week, and his indefensible plan to spin the report in a press conference later this morning — hours before he allows the public or Congress to see it — have resulted in a crisis of confidence in his independence and impartiality,” they said in a written statement. Coming just hours before the Department of Justice was set to send copies of the 400-page report to Congress on CD-ROM discs, the statement showed that Democrats intend to continue the fight over Mueller’s findings. “We believe the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel’s investigation is for Special Counsel Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible,” Pelosi and Schumer said. “The American people deserve to hear the truth.” Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer Call for Mueller to Testify ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5573017/mueller-report-pelosi-schumer-testify/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5573017/mueller-report-pelosi-schumer-testify/"},"headline":"Top Democrats Call on Robert Mueller to Testify Before Congress","datePublished":"2019-04-18T12:35:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T23:19:49.829Z","description":"Top Democrats in Congress have called on Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify, hours before the release of the Mueller report.","url":"https://time.com/5573017/mueller-report-pelosi-schumer-testify/","keywords":["Congress","russia","justice","Robert Mueller"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2561376392248558/6989488e656a3f0576bd6fc3/gettyimages-1139944156.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Madeline Roache","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/madeline-roache/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2561376392248558/6989488e656a3f0576bd6fc3/gettyimages-1139944156.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sen. Chuck Schumer And Rep. Nancy Pelosi Hold Press Conference On Health Care Legislation","caption":"Sen. Chuck Schumer And Rep. Nancy Pelosi Hold Press Conference On Health Care Legislation","creditText":"Alex Wong—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/congress/","name":"Congress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5573017/mueller-report-pelosi-schumer-testify/","name":"Top Democrats Call on Robert Mueller to Testify Before Congress"}}]}] ```