Comey agrees to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee

FBI Director James Comey speaks at FBI headquarters in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP
Updated at 8:19 p.m. ET
Former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in an open session.
“The Committee looks forward to receiving testimony from the former Director on his role in the development of the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections, and I am hopeful that he will clarify for the American people recent events