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May 3 (UPI) -- FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he is expected to be questioned about his investigation into Russia's meddling of the U.S. election and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. The Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa will preside over the hearing, along with ranking member Democrat Dianne Feinsten of California.
In March, Comey confirmed before the House Intelligence Committee that the FBI had been investigating for months whether the Russian government aimed to influence the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
He will also likely face questions about his decision less than two weeks before the election to announce that the FBI was looking into new possible evidence in Clinton's email investigation. Two days before the election, Comey said Clinton should still not face legal charges after a review of new emails.
As part of the Russian investigation, U.S. officials in April said the FBI obtained a secret court order over the summer to monitor the communications of former Donald Trump policy adviser Carter Page to investigate whether he was acting as an agent of Russia.
