By — Justin Stabley Justin Stabley Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-former-deputy-ag-sally-yates-to-testify-in-gop-probe-into-russia-investigation Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Former Deputy AG Sally Yates testifies in GOP probe into Russia investigation Politics Updated on Aug 5, 2020 11:10 AM EDT — Published on Aug 5, 2020 9:37 AM EDT Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified Wednesday morning in a Senate Judiciary Committee probe into the Russia investigation. Committee chairman Lindsey Graham confirmed the Obama-era official’s attendance on Monday. Watch the testimony in the player above. The probe is delving into the origins of the “Crossfire Hurricane” FBI investigation into Russian election interference and the Trump campaign as well as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. So far, only former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has testified before the committee, but the probe is expected to include former Trump advisor Carter Page and former national security advisor Michael Flynn. Yates was fired in 2017 after she declined to defend President Donald Trump’s travel ban on majority-Muslim countries. By — Justin Stabley Justin Stabley Justin Stabley is a digital editor at the PBS NewsHour. @JustinStabley
Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified Wednesday morning in a Senate Judiciary Committee probe into the Russia investigation. Committee chairman Lindsey Graham confirmed the Obama-era official’s attendance on Monday. Watch the testimony in the player above. The probe is delving into the origins of the “Crossfire Hurricane” FBI investigation into Russian election interference and the Trump campaign as well as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. So far, only former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has testified before the committee, but the probe is expected to include former Trump advisor Carter Page and former national security advisor Michael Flynn. Yates was fired in 2017 after she declined to defend President Donald Trump’s travel ban on majority-Muslim countries.