Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) feels confident that former special counsel Robert Mueller will appear to testify on Capitol Hil next week. In an interview with FNC's Martha MacCallum on Wednesday, Nunes predicted that Mueller will not answer questions about Fusion GPS or, worse, that his team did not interview anyone at the opposition research firm.



"I have a pretty strong confidence that Mueller is now going to appear," Nunes said Wednesday. "He's had enough time now to get briefed up. They've expanded the time he's going to be here. He's going to do a three-hour hearing and a two-hour hearing for two different committees."





Nunes said Democrats have been backchanneling Mueller with "some ideas" of "helpful phrases" he could use in his testimony. The Congressman said the media will take one little phrase from the hearing and run with it.



"You said recently that Democrats have been backchanneling Robert Mueller in order to give him some ideas about helpful phrases that he could drop during this that might give them the momentum that they need to keep moving forward on the Russia probe," MacCallum said.



"I really expect the worst because Bob Mueller does not have to show up," Nunes told MacCallum. "He's doing this on his own free will. That tells me the last time he operated on his own free will everybody forgets, Barr came out with a memo, was very clear about the decisions that he had made and then a few days later, Mueller decided on his own to go out and hold a nine-minute press conference.



"So I am very concerned and I think we should expect the worst," he said. "Because he only has to say a couple of things and the rest of the media... but 90% of the media will take one little phrase and run with it and try to run towards impeachment."



"This whole investigation was an obstruction of justice trap," Nunes said. "It was a trap and I hope people understand why. Mueller, when he walked in the door, knew there was no evidence of collusion and conspiracy, and they knew the only thing they have on obstruction of justice was Comey's memos. I mean, Comey illegally leaked those memos to the press and for what? In order to try to get a special counsel."