--- description: Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates will give her testimony Monday about ties between the Trump campaign and Russia title: Watch Live: Sally Yates Testifies Before Congress image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte250103b89802505/6988cc59fb4eac1c69891e11/gettyimages-543412494.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live: Sally Yates Gives Testimony on Russia Investigation by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 8, 2017 2:59 PM CUT  Then Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates looks on as Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. Pete Marovich—Getty Images Then Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates looks on as Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. Pete Marovich—Getty ImagesPete Marovich—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 8, 2017 2:59 PM CUT Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates will discuss what she told the White House about ties former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn had to Russia at a [Senate hearing](http://time.com/4764293/sally-yates-michael-flynn-congress-testimony/ "undefined") on Monday. Yates will appear before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee to deliver testimony and answer questions. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will also appear at Monday’s hearing. In the early days of the Trump administration, Yates served as acting Attorney General and [reportedly warned the White Hous](http://time.com/4764293/sally-yates-michael-flynn-congress-testimony/ "undefined")e that Flynn may have misled officials about communications he had with Russian officials. The Washington _Post_ also reported that Yates said Flynn was [potentially vulnerable to blackmail](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-warned-white-house-that-flynn-could-be-vulnerable-to-russian-blackmail-officials-say/2017/02/13/fc5dab88-f228-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.ed91dfc167c5 "undefined"). She is expected to confirm the warning at Monday’s hearing. Yates was fired from the Trump administration after she said she would not defend the president’s [controversial travel ban](http://time.com/4770355/trump-travel-ban-appeals-court/ "undefined") in court. Flynn resigned from his White House role in February. 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