Sen. Joe Manchin, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he’d like to see the committee begin holding hearings with members of Trump’s team implicated in Mike Flynn’s resignation after Congress gets back from a week-long recess for President’s Day.
Flynn, Trump’s national security adviser for just over three weeks, resigned Monday amid allegations that he discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador ahead of the inauguration and then misled Vice President Mike Pence about it, sparking calls among Democrats for an open investigation into both Flynn’s actions and when the president found out about them.
Manchin, D-W.Va., said the committee is “getting into it” and that he’d like to see a series of hearings with testimony from Flynn as well as Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general who is suspected of being behind the leaks that outed Flynn, and Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman who was criticized for his ties to Russia.
“Bring them all in,” Manchin told reporters following a Democratic caucus huddle to discuss the Flynn allegations and the way forward.
The senator also said he would like to see the committee’s investigation wrapped up within 90 days.
