Rep. Adam Schiff has publicly called for Rep. Devin Nunes' to recuse himself from the investigation. | AP Photo Schiff, Nunes to meet amid Russia probe impasse

House Intelligence Committee ranking Democrat Adam Schiff said he'll meet with Chairman Devin Nunes on Thursday to discuss their ongoing stalemate over the panel's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Schiff — who in recent days has publicly called for Nunes to recuse himself from the investigation — told CNN he and Nunes had not yet agreed on terms to hear testimony from FBI Director James Comey and former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates.


According to Schiff, Nunes was seeking to have Comey testify on the subject before the panel in a closed- door meeting next Tuesday, instead of having an open hearing the same day.

"We weren't willing to do that," Schiff said of the plans to meet behind closed doors.

The senior iItelligence Democrat added that he'd be willing to participate in a closed session with Comey, but not as a substitute for the planned open hearing with Comey, Yates and former Director of Central Intelligence John Brennan that Nunes had cancelled.

Schiff said Nunes was the only person currently standing in the way of Yates testifying before the committee.

“We would like [Yates] to testify. The public would like to hear would she has to say,” Schiff said. “There is no obstacle to having her come in now except a decision by the chair not to reschedule that hearing.”

During his appearance on "The Situation Room," Schiff proposed a compromise.

"We propose, let's do both. We're more than happy to do both and are waiting to hear back on that," he said.

Schiff also kept up his criticism of how Nunes is handling the probe.

“We can’t conduct an investigation this way," he said. "That's not sustainable. It’s not credible”