WASHINGTON ― Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday afternoon, the committee’s chair, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), announced Monday.
Sessions’ testimony comes days after fired FBI director James Comey testified before the same committee and suggested that there may have been more compromising information involving the attorney general and the investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
Burr’s announcement followed speculation that Sessions may not testify in an open session.
But Sessions himself wanted the hearing to be public, according to Department of Justice spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores.
“The Attorney General has requested that this hearing be public,” Flores said in a statement. “He believes it is important for the American people to hear the truth directly from him and looks forward to answering the committee’s questions tomorrow.”
Ryan Reilly contributed reporting.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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