Former White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
The House panel is one of a handful investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible ties between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
The committee, led by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., also is looking into why Obama administration officials “unmasked” Americans after their communications were intercepted by U.S. intelligence officials.
That probe has included asking questions to former National Security Advisor Susan Rice and former ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power.
Rhodes was named as a person of interest, according to reporting in August, when Nunes sent a letter to the National Security Agency about unmasking requests Rhodes may have made.
Rhodes was interviewed by the Senate Intelligence Committee in July.
At the time, Rhodes’ attorney Michael Gottlieb said his client “was pleased to cooperate” and is “fully supportive of efforts to investigate Russia’s unprecedented interference in our democracy,” according to the Washington Post.
