Updated: Senate Intel Committee Held FISA Hearing Wednesday; James Comey's Prepared Senate Testimony for June 8th
**Update: James Comey Prepared Senate Testimony for June 8th, see below**
Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced that the Committee will hold an open hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)* on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at 10:00 a.m, EST. Appearing before the Committee was Director of National Intelligence, Daniel Coats; Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Andrew McCabe; National Security Agency Director, Admiral Mike Rogers; and the Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
The witnesses will provide a comprehensive overview of FISA's authorities, current oversight mechanisms, and examples of the value this court-authorized collection provides to the United States Intelligence Community. The hearing will move into closed session following the open session. Above, Senator Mark Warner
C-Span has recorded hearings:
Trump Names Wray FBI Director Pick on Eve of Comey Hearing
Details: Hearing: Foreign Surveillance Act (FISA)
Witnesses:
Director Daniel Coats of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Acting Director Andrew McCabe of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Admiral Mike Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of the Department of Justice.
Below, Senator Richard Burr
When: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m, EST.
Where: Hart Senate Office Building Room 216
*https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/legislation
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
James B. Comey June 8, 2017
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