Justice Department tells Mueller his House testimony 'must remain within the boundaries' of public report

By Liam Quinn, Jake Gibson, Gregg Re | Fox News

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Robert Mueller on the hot seat, front and center
All eyes will be on former Special Counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies Wednesday on Capitol Hill about his investigation on Russia's interference in the 2016 election and how he came to the findings in his report. Mueller is expected to be questioned by lawmakers for at least four hours. He is scheduled to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee for at least two hours and then the House Intelligence Committee another two hours. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee decided to allow Aaron Zebley, Mueller's top aide, to accompany him during his testimony, a move President Trump blasted as "unfair."

If anyone is looking for a "West Wing" made-for-TV moment at Mueller's hearing, they may be disappointed. The Justice Department has told Mueller that he "must remain within the boundaries" of the public, redacted version of his report. These limitations hamstring both Democrats who are seeking to damage Trump in any way that hurts his chances at re-election in 2020 and Republicans seeking to defend the president and show that Russia investigation was a politically-motivated witch hunt. Former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, now a Fox News contributor, predicted on "Hannity"Tuesday that Mueller would not stray at all from his report. He may not want to account for what he "didn't bother" exploring in his investigation, Gowdy said.