The Los Angeles Times reported that Ivanka Trump might have come into contact with participants in a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Kremlin-linked Russians and senior members of the Trump campaign. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Schiff: It would be 'valuable' if Ivanka Trump testified in Russia probe

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday that it would be "valuable" for President Donald Trump's daughter and senior aide Ivanka Trump to testify in the panel's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

"I think it would be valuable to have her come and testify before the committee," Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said at the Capitol.


Schiff told reporters that there are still dozens of witnesses the panel needs to bring in to ensure a complete understanding of the Russian plot and whether anyone in the president's orbit assisted with the effort.

The Los Angeles Times reported last week that Ivanka Trump mighty have come into contact with participants in a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Kremlin-linked Russians and senior members of the Trump campaign. The story suggested she bumped into the participants as they exited the meeting, an interaction that could be of interest to special counsel Robert Mueller.

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Schiff said he couldn't comment on whether witnesses had characterized Ivanka Trump's presence in relation to the Trump Tower meeting.

"I think that if there’s credible information that Ivanka Trump had contact with any of the participants in that meeting at the time of that meeting, she should be brought in," he said. He added that there are "a number of other witnesses" he'd like to call in order to determine whether it's necessary to call the younger Trump.

Schiff added that there are other witnesses beyond those who have been publicly identified that had "direct information" about the Trump Tower meeting that have not been invited to meet with the House Intelligence Committee.

"There’s no way to say we’re doing a complete job until we [call them]," he said.

