WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today scheduled a hearing titled “Oversight of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections: Lessons Learned from Current and Prior Administrations.”
The Committee has formally invited the following witnesses to provide testimony at the hearing:
Panel I
- Adam Hickey, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice;
- E. W. “Bill” Priestap, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation;
- Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice;
Panel II
- William Browder of Hermitage Capital Management;
- Glenn R. Simpson of Fusion GPS;
- Paul J. Manafort of DMP International, LLC;
- Donald Trump, Jr. of Trump Organization, LLC.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, as well as Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham and Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse have requested that documents related to certain matters be preserved and provided to the committee. The preservation and records requests were issued to:
- Simpson;
- Manafort;
- Trump, Jr.;
- the Trump Organization;
- the Trump Campaign.
The document requests follow this release.
The Committee expects that all witness will comply voluntarily with invitations to testify. However, Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein have agreed to issue subpoenas, if necessary, for Glenn Simpson, Paul Manafort and Donald Trump, Jr. Grassley will continue to consult with Feinstein going forward as he works with witnesses through their attorneys to secure their testimony.
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