Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will brief all 100 senators on President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE (R-Ky.) has announced.

The briefing will take place at 2:30 p.m., according to a press release. The Senate previously invited Comey to testify at a closed session about his firing, but Comey declined, saying he would testify in public instead.

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President Trump fired Comey last Tuesday, saying in a later interview that his decision was influenced by the "made up" investigation into possible ties between members of his campaign and Russia, which conducted an influence campaign during the race with the goal of boosting Trump.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (D-N.J.) said in a statement on Monday that he is pleased McConnell agreed to invite Rosenstein to brief the full Senate.

“I hope that senators from both sides of the aisle will use this opportunity to seek the full truth regarding Director Comey’s firing, to press the Deputy Attorney General to make way for a special prosecutor, and to ensure the administration will preserve and make public any audio recordings of conversations between the President and the former director,” Schumer said.

--This report was updated at 2:04 p.m.