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Dan Coats, R-Ind., nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, in the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, and vice chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., participate in the confirmation hearing for former Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, in the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.Bill Clark—CQ-Roll Call, Inc.  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Mar 30, 2017 2:01 PM UTC The [Senate Intelligence Committee](http://time.com/4717781/senate-intelligence-committee-russia-probe/) will question experts on [Russia](http://time.com/4718173/vladimir-putin-russia-donald-trump-election/) and cybersecurity in back-to-back hearings on Thursday. The open hearing takes place as the committee continues its investigation into [Russian interference](http://time.com/4706424/donald-trump-twitter-russia-election-democrats/) in last year’s presidential election. Witnesses Thursday will include Russia expert Eugene Rumer of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Georgetown Government Professor Emeritus Roy Godson and Ret. General Keith Alexander. The hearings are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. E.T. 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