Mr Comey’s testimony comes pursuant to a meeting with newly appointed special counsel for the Russia investigation and former FBI colleague Robert Mueller, who it is possible may have asked Mr Comey’s testimony comes pursuant to a meeting with newly appointed special counsel for the Russia investigation and former FBI colleague Robert Mueller, who it is possible may have asked Mr Comey not to discuss matters classified and pertinent to his investigation.
Nevertheless, Mr Comey will likely be pressed by the committee on whether President Trump asked him to pledge loyalty and to end the probe into Michael Flynn.
Mr Comey’s testimony is set to begin at 10am ET in D.C. (3pm BST in the UK), will be made public and should be very easy to watch.
There will also be questions about the studious memos of Trump interactions Mr Comey reportedly kept, which could lead to more revelations not already exposed by The New York Times.