Former FBI director James Comey backed down Sunday on his request to testify before House Judiciary Committee in public. This came after he received a subpoena asking him to testify privately about the FBI’s involvement in investigating Hillary Clinton’s email flap and Russian’s interference in the 2016 election. Slate reports:

On Thursday, Comey had filed a lawsuit in an effort to block the subpoena to testify about the FBI’s investigations ahead of the 2016 presidential election. But now that an agrement has ben reached, Comey said he would withdraw his lawsuit and the House Judiciary Committee would quash its subpoena.

There was an initial hearing on the lawsuit on Friday and both sides were expected back in court Monday, but then Sunday after Comey sent out this tweet.

Politico writes:

Comey complained that the GOP-led investigation had led to selective leaks of closed-door testimony intended to cast witnesses in a negative light.

But the House’s chief counsel, Tom Hungar, said that argument was not enough to overcome the House’s constitutional authority to conduct a closed-door deposition — and emphasized that Comey was free to discuss his testimony afterward. A transcript, too, would provide more insight into Comey’s appearance than that of other witnesses who have previously appeared before the committee.

CNN adds:

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, issued a statement later Sunday confirming the planned testimony.
“Mr. Comey will join us for a closed-door transcribed interview later this week,” the statement said. “We will release the transcript of his interview to the public as soon as possible after the interview, in the name of our combined desire for transparency.”
Comey is now set to appear before the committee to offer his testimony on Friday.