Former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify in private before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, after a fight with Republicans on the committee over whether the hearing would be open to the public.
Under an agreement reached Sunday, Comey will testify behind closed doors, but the committee will release a transcript of his testimony, which Comey can then make public. Comey had initially resisted a closed hearing.
According to Comey’s lawyer, David Kelley, “The Judiciary Committee will make available to Mr. Comey a full transcript of that testimony within 24 hours” or “as soon as is reasonably practicable.” Comey is then “free to make any or all of that transcript public as he is free to share with the public any of the questions asked and testimony given during the interview.”
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