Mueller agrees to publicly testify before House committees over Russia probe

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly over his Russia probe before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees following a subpoena, the panels announced in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Mueller will testify before both committees on July 17 about his investigation against alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, according to the joint statement.