classified information so that these individuals can be brought to justice. i hope this committee kmit's bipartisan investigation. did that end we encourage anyone who has information about these topics to come ford and speak. i again thanks witnesses and will recognize ranking nem ship. he's asked for 15 minutes for his opening statement. i will give him 15 minutes for his opening statement. mrschiff. >> mr. director, i think you. i want to thank mr. comey and mr. rodgers for appearing today. last summer at the height of a bit early contested presidential campaign, a foreign adversarial power intervened to weaken our democracy and to influence the