The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a closed door hearing on Wednesday, May 16th at 9:30am ET to "evaluate the work the intelligence community did to research and write" the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment which concluded Vladimir Putin was aiming to help Donald Trump win the presidency.
Via CNN's Jeremy Herb on Twitter:
According to Politico, former FBI Director James Comey has declined the invitation.
"Because of a previously scheduled engagement, Jim will not be testifying at this hearing," said his attorney, Daniel Richman.
The hearing is a highly anticipated review of top intelligence officials' judgments about Russia's election meddling scheme and its intentions in conducting a wide-ranging influence and propaganda operation. The agencies concluded in a January 2017 report that Russia intended to hurt Hillary Clinton's candidacy and later came to favor Donald Trump's bid.
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee recently accused the intelligence community of employing faulty "tradecraft" when it determined that the Kremlin favored Trump. Democrats on the panel rejected the GOP findings and called it an attempt to protect the president.
Comey to skip hearing on Russian interference in 2016 campaign (Politico)