Trump Jr., Manafort and Kushner expected to testify before Senate committee, reports say
Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort are expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 26, according to media reports.
The news of Trump Jr. and Manafort’s testimony, which is scheduled to take place next Wednesday, was first reported by Reuters and Sky News, and confirmed by NBC News and the Associated Press.
JUST IN: Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee on July 26 pic.twitter.com/Mg1DAfCyEG
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 19, 2017
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee says Donald Trump JR and former Trump campaign manager will testify before them on 26 July
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) July 19, 2017
Don Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort are listed as witnesses for Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week pic.twitter.com/xYOg4d1fbX
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) July 19, 2017
Later, NBC News and ABC News reported that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, will testify as well, on Monday.
SCOOP: @ABC News has learned Jared Kushner will testify Monday before Senate Intel – private session. More to come from me & @benyc
— John Santucci (@JTSantucci) July 19, 2017
NBC News: Jared Kushner to testify before Senate Intel on Monday in closed session, @PeterAlexander confirms
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) July 19, 2017
All three men are expected to testify in closed sessions. Their appearances come in the wake of the bombshell revelation that Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer after being promised damaging information about then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in June 2016.
This breaking story will be updated.
This story was originally published July 19, 2017 at 6:11 PM with the headline "Trump Jr., Manafort and Kushner expected to testify before Senate committee, reports say."