Sen. Richard Burr: Public testimony from Facebook about Russian interference ‘would be very appropriate’

Published September 19, 2017 11:41pm ET



Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., hinted at future public testimony from Facebook officials concerning Russian interference in the 2016 election via the social media platform.

“I can only go by what I’ve heard them say publicly, and they’ve expressed they don’t have anything to hide, so a public hearing would be very appropriate,” Burr told reporters on Tuesday.

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