The Senate Judiciary Committee has reached a deal to compel former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to testify before the panel in a public session, according to the panel’s top Democrat.
“We’ve agreed on a subpoena for Manafort,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., told CNN on Wednesday in reference to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
But Feinstein, the committee’s ranking member, added that details surrounding the “in principle” accord were still being finalized.
Grassley confirmed “several general agreements” were made this week but refused to provide specifics, per CNN.
The committee is eager to hear from Manafort as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
Manafort was subpoenaed in July, but the writ was retracted after he said he would hand over documents and appear before the panel in private.
Grassley, however, has reportedly complained that Manafort’s attorneys have not been cooperative with the committee’s additional requests.
Earlier, the Iowa Republican said he might refrain from issuing another subpoena depending on whether Manafort was indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian probe.
