House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel Eliot Lance EngelThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep Coons beats back progressive Senate primary challenger in Delaware Overnight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' MORE (D-N.Y.) announced that the panel will hold hearings on President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a statement Saturday night that was repeated on Twitter Sunday morning, Engel made reference to what he called Trump’s “dark dealings” with “Putin and his cronies.”

“Every time Trump meets with Putin, the country is told nothing,” Engel said. “America deserves the truth and the Foreign Affairs Committee will seek to get to the bottom of it.”

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“We will be holding hearings on the mysteries swirling around Trump’s bizarre relationship with Putin and his cronies, and how those dark dealings affect our national security,” he added.

We will be holding hearings on the mysteries swirling around Trump’s bizarre relationship with Putin and his cronies, and how those dark dealings affect our national security. — Eliot Engel (@RepEliotEngel) January 13, 2019

The Hill has reached out to Engel’s office for additional comment.

The announcement of the hearings follows a Washington Post report that Trump tried to conceal details from his conversations with Putin from administration officials.

The White House has pushed back on the report, with White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calling it “outrageously inaccurate.”

The president also claimed that he has been “tougher” on Russia than former presidents.

Trump has received criticism throughout his presidency for his alleged ties with Russia and his relationship with Putin, as the intelligence community continues to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Also last week, the New York Times reported that the FBI had previously opened an investigation into whether Trump had ever worked for Russia against U.S. interests.