Former FBI director James Comey and former attorney general Loretta Lynch have been summoned to Congress for closed-door testimony before a House judiciary committee.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd November, 2018) Former FBI director James Comey and former attorney general Loretta Lynch have been summoned to Congress for closed-door testimony before a House judiciary committee.Subpoenas issued on Wednesday show the two will be asked to "testify at a deposition touching matters of inquiry committed to said committee."
Comey, who is due to appear in Congress at 10 a.m. on December 3, confirmed Thursday he had been called to answer questions but objected to talking to House Republicans in private.
"Happy Thanksgiving. Got a subpoena from House Republicans. I'm still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions. But I will resist a 'closed door' thing because I've seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. Let's have a hearing and invite everyone to see," he tweeted.
Lynch's turn to testify is at 10 a.m. on December 4. Neither document stated the reason for subpoenas, but US media said House Republicans have been probing the Justice Department's actions in the past years over suspected bias against Donald Trump.
