Brennan to answer questions about meddling

WASHINGTON - Former CIA director John Brennan was set to testify publicly about the intelligence underpinning the Obama administration's conclusion that Russia interfered in last year's election, and could shed light on concerns about the security risk posed by President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.

Brennan's testimony before the House intelligence committee on Tuesday comes one day after Flynn invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination in response to a subpoena from the Senate intelligence committee. The panel had sought a wide range of information and documents about his and the Trump campaign's contacts with Russians dating back to June 2015.

Both the Senate and the House intelligence committees are investigating Flynn and other Trump campaign associates as part of probes into Russia's election meddling. The FBI is also conducting a counterintelligence investigation into Russia and the Trump campaign.