Former F.B.I. director James Comey has reportedly agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee some time after Memorial Day about his knowledge of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. released a statement on Friday.
"The Committee looks forward to receiving testimony from the former Director on his role in the development of the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections, and I am hopeful that he will clarify for the American people recent events that have been broadly reported in the media."
Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., also released his own statement on the matter, "I hope that former Director Comey's testimony will help answer some of the questions that have arisen since Director Comey was so suddenly dismissed by the President. I also expect that Director Comey will be able to shed light on issues critical to this Committee's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. "Director Comey served his country with honor for many years, and he deserves an opportunity to tell his story. Moreover, the American people deserve an opportunity to hear it."
Before Comey agreed to testify, the New York Times revealed a memo from Trump's meeting with Russian officials, where he told them that he fired "nut job" Comey to take pressure off of the investigation.
Source: NPR
