Trump associate Felix Sater arrives for closed-door interview with House Intel

President Trump’s onetime business associate Felix Sater arrived Tuesday for a closed-door interview with the House Intelligence Committee, an appearance that comes after he missed an earlier interview scheduled last month.

Sater, who walked past a series of flashing cameras upon arrival, told reporters he intends to “tell the truth” when asked what he plans to share with the committee, which is conducting a sprawling investigation into Russia’s election interference and Trump’s business dealings in Russia.

{mosads}In particular, Democrats on the panel want to question Sater about his involvement in discussions to build a Trump real estate property in Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign. 

While the plans never came to fruition, the discussions still attracted scrutiny from former special counsel Robert Mueller, who detailed the talks in his 448-page report.

Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about how long those property discussions were held during the campaign and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s probe as part of his plea deal. He is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for lying to Congress as well as other crimes.

Sater’s testimony before the committee, which was originally supposed to be public, was postponed twice after originally being slated in March.

When Sater did not appear for a scheduled interview before the committee last month, his attorney, Robert Wolf, said in a statement that Sater was prevented from appearing due to “unexpected health reasons.”

Morgan Chalfant contributed.