Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffSchiff claims DHS is blocking whistleblower's access to records before testimony GOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power Rubio on peaceful transfer of power: 'We will have a legitimate & fair election' MORE (D-Calif.) said Sunday he wished former 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 had testified in a "more narrative fashion" during his appearances in the House last week.

"I wish that he had testified in more narrative fashion, that the words didn't need to be coaxed from him as much as they did," Schiff said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

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At the same time, Schiff defended the decision for Democrats to bring Mueller to the House for two hearings, and he said some of Mueller's testimony about Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election was "chilling."

"It came alive more through very short questions and very short answers rather than a great deal of description from the witness," he said of Mueller.

Mueller testified before the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees on Wednesday.

The former special counsel did not read from his report and often gave one-word answers. At times he also spoke haltingly, which led to some speculation about his health.

After the testimony, the White House and Republicans for the most part declared victory, arguing that there were no huge moments from Mueller that would move the House closer to impeaching President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE.

Schiff, however, argued that the testimony was helpful for Democrats and that it was still "very important to bring him in."

He accused Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Bipartisan representatives demand answers on expired surveillance programs YouTube to battle mail-in voting misinformation with info panel on videos MORE of misleading the public on what was included in the Mueller report, and cast the hearings as helping to correct the record,.

Barr issued a summary of the report before its release that said it had found no conspiracy. Democrats have criticized Barr for putting a spin on the report.

Schiff also said he wasn't sure House Democrats could have done anything to get the report out sooner.