The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a date for the confirmation hearings for William Barr, President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.

The hearing will take place on Jan. 15 and Jan 16, according to a statement from outgoing Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and incoming Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).


Trump nominated Barr in December to replace Jeff Sessions, who was ousted after the election. Trump became frustrated with Sessions after he recused himself from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

Barr, who was attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, is all but assured to get questions from Senate Democrats about how he will handle the Mueller investigation. In June, Barr wrote a memo to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein criticizing Mueller's investigation.