Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci Anthony ScaramucciFormer DeVos chief of staff joins anti-Trump group Scaramucci to Lemon: Trump 'doubling down' on downplaying virus 'should scare' viewers Sunday shows - Leaked audio of Trump's sister reverberates MORE said Sunday that he hopes President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE does not testify in the special counsel’s Russia probe.

“I actually don’t want him to testify because, as a lawyer, I don’t want him caught in a ‘gotcha’ moment where someone accuses him of lying where he may not remember something or something like that,” Scaramucci said during a roundtable discussion on ABC’s “This Week.”

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Trump said late last month that he would testify under oath to special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE, who is investigating Russia's election meddling and possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Moscow.

But White House lawyer Ty Cobb said the president spoke in a rush at the time, though he maintained Trump’s commitment to cooperating with Mueller’s investigation.

Scaramucci’s caution to the president comes after the House Intelligence Committee released a controversial memo last week that accuses the Justice Department of abusing its surveillance powers.