The decision comes a day after senators threatened to subpoena the pair in pursuit of their investigation into Russian election interference.
Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, says on Twitter that Donald Trump Jr.'s interview with the panel will be private but "on the record". --- 9:10 a.m.
"The President himself is always going to be the President". For his part, Trump insisted in a tweet on Saturday that "all agree" the president has "complete power" as far as pardons are concerned, but that's not actually the case; different constitutional law experts have varying opinions on the question.
The Washington Post recently reported that Trump had inquired about the authority he has as United States president to pardon aides, relatives or even himself in connection with the widening investigation into Russian interference in the election and whether any Trump associates were involved.
Trump has long criticized leaks about the investigation and has urged authorities to prosecute leakers.
Mr Trump also attacked "illegal leaks" following reports his attorney general discussed campaign-related matters with a Russian envoy.
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President Donald Trump mentioned his presidential pardoning powers and condemned intelligence leaks in a string of tweets Saturday morning, a day after The Washington Post reported that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke about the Trump campaign in meetings with the Russian ambassador past year.
On Saturday, Trump defended Scaramucci against a wave of news reports that the Wall Street financier had originally backed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the 2016 GOP presidential primaries.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly discussed the Trump campaign while meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Sarah Isgur Flores, a spokeswoman for the Department of Justice, said they would decline to comment on the story.
Congressional lawmakers say President Donald Trump's eldest son and his former campaign chairman won't testify publicly next week as part of the Russian Federation election meddling investigation.
The sources also did not say whether Mueller has uncovered any evidence to charge Manafort with money laundering, but they said doing so is seen by investigators as critical in getting his full cooperation in their investigation. Lawmakers of both parties have focused particular attention on a June 2016 meeting that Kushner, Manafort and Trump, Jr. held in Trump Tower with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer who once represented a Russian intelligence unit in a court dispute.
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