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Congressional committee to probe Trump’s alleged interference in FBI investigation at May 24 hearing
The Associated Press
Posted: May 17, 2017 3:14 PM ET
Last Updated: May 17, 2017 3:14 PM ET
Former FBI director James Comey has been invited testify before the congressional committee on oversight and government reform committee next week.
The committee — the primary investigative body within the House of Representatives — has set a hearing for May 24 to investigate whether U.S. President Donald Trump interfered in an FBI probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Committee chair Jason Chaffetz said Wednesday that Comey has been asked to testify at the hearing.
Trump has been under scrutiny from Democrats and political pundits since he abruptly fired Comey last week. At the time, the U.S. president said the dismissal was connected to Comey’s very public handling into the Hillary Clinton email probe.
The White House, meanwhile, has provided differing accounts of the firing. And lawmakers have alleged that the sudden ouster was actually an attempt to stifle the bureau’s investigation into Trump associates’ ties to Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
With files from CBC News
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