By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/jason-chaffetz-wants-comey-testify-next-week Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Jason Chaffetz wants Comey to testify next week Politics May 17, 2017 2:57 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of a House oversight committee says he will ask former FBI Director James Comey to testify at a hearing next week that will look into whether President Donald Trump pressured Comey to shut down an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Rep. Jason Chaffetz said in a tweet Wednesday that he still hasn’t spoken with Comey about testifying. But he has set a hearing for May 24. Officially noticed a hearing for next Wed at 9:30am ET with former FBI Dir Comey. But I still need to speak with him…evidently has a new # — Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) May 17, 2017 The moves comes a day after it was disclosed that Comey had written a memo detailing how Trump had asked him to shut down the investigation into Flynn. The FBI has been looking into Flynn for months as part of a counterintelligence investigation. Chaffetz has demanded that the FBI turn over Comey’s memos. He says he wants to determine whether the president attempted to influence or impede the FBI’s investigation into Flynn. READ MORE: Report: Trump urged Comey to drop Flynn probe, detailed in memo We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of a House oversight committee says he will ask former FBI Director James Comey to testify at a hearing next week that will look into whether President Donald Trump pressured Comey to shut down an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Rep. Jason Chaffetz said in a tweet Wednesday that he still hasn’t spoken with Comey about testifying. But he has set a hearing for May 24. Officially noticed a hearing for next Wed at 9:30am ET with former FBI Dir Comey. But I still need to speak with him…evidently has a new # — Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) May 17, 2017 The moves comes a day after it was disclosed that Comey had written a memo detailing how Trump had asked him to shut down the investigation into Flynn. The FBI has been looking into Flynn for months as part of a counterintelligence investigation. Chaffetz has demanded that the FBI turn over Comey’s memos. He says he wants to determine whether the president attempted to influence or impede the FBI’s investigation into Flynn. READ MORE: Report: Trump urged Comey to drop Flynn probe, detailed in memo We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now