Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE is slated to appear for an interview with a pair of House committees next week after the panels postponed a meeting with the senior Justice Department official earlier this month.

Rosensenstein is set to appear in front of the chairmen and ranking members of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees next Wednesday, the panels announced Thursday.

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He is scheduled to appear for a transcribed interview with Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte Robert (Bob) William GoodlatteNo documents? Hoping for legalization? Be wary of Joe Biden Press: Trump's final presidential pardon: himself USCIS chief Cuccinelli blames Paul Ryan for immigration inaction MORE (R-Va.) and Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy Harold (Trey) Watson GowdySunday shows preview: Election integrity dominates as Nov. 3 nears Tim Scott invokes Breonna Taylor, George Floyd in Trump convention speech Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington MORE (R-S.C.), along with Reps. Jerry Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (N.Y.) and Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (Md.), the top Democrats on the panels.

A transcript of the interview will be made public after being reviewed by the intelligence community, according to the panels.

Lawmakers have been itching to grill Rosenstein over a report last month that he had considered wearing a wire to record President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE in the Oval Office.

The New York Times reported that Rosenstein also discussed the possibility of Cabinet officials invoking the 25th Amendment last year to remove Trump from office.

Rosenstein and the Justice Department fiercely disputed the story and some news outlets have reported that the comments were reportedly made in jest.

The report’s release sparked speculation that Trump would fire Rosenstein, though the president said earlier this month that he had no plans of doing so. The House Judiciary Committee, however, threatened to subpoena Rosenstein to get him to testify over the report.

“It is essential that we talk to him — he knows that,” Goodlatte told Fox News on Monday. “He has not agreed to come for a transcribed interview on the record. He needs to do that, and if he does not agree to do that very soon, I will issue a subpoena for him to appear.”

Rosenstein has been frequently been targeted by Trump's allies on Capitol Hill. The No. 2 Justice Department official has been overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the matter.

This summer, a group of conservative House lawmakers introduced articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, accusing him of “unacceptable conduct.” GOP representatives criticized Rosenstein for failing to produce documents related to a congressional investigation into FBI decision making during the 2016 presidential election.

-- Updated 6:50 p.m.