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Fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates to testify before the Senate on Russian interference

By Kyle Feldscher
Published April 25, 2017 1:58pm ET
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Fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates to testify before the Senate on Russian interference
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates will testify in front of Congress next month as a part of the Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates will testify in front of Congress next month as a part of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election.

Yates, who was fired by President Trump when she refused to defend his immigration travel ban in court, is set to testify in front of the committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism on May 8. According to a hearing notice, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will also testify.

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