Rare Public Hearing to Seek FBI, NSA Answers on Trump, Russia, Leaks

Rare Public Hearing to Seek FBI, NSA Answers on Trump, Russia, Leaks
FBI Director James Comey speaks during a ceremony to open the new FBI Boston Field Office in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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WASHINGTON—The directors of the FBI and National Security Agency will break their public silence on Monday about investigations into alleged links between Russia and President Donald Trump’s election campaign at a rare open congressional intelligence committee hearing.

Representatives Devin Nunes, chairman of the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Adam Schiff, the panel’s top Democrat, have called FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers to testify about allegations that Russia meddled in the U.S. election.

Other congressional committees also are investigating the matter, mostly behind closed doors. Still, amid a furor over whether Moscow tried to influence the 2016 presidential race on Trump’s behalf, lawmakers said they would make public as much of their probes as possible.

Russia denies attempting to influence the Nov. 8 presidential election.

U.S. National Security Agency Director Admiral Mike Rogers testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyber threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2017. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
U.S. National Security Agency Director Admiral Mike Rogers testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyber threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque