The Justice Department and House leaders are in discussions to schedule a public testimony by special counsel Robert Hur before Congress regarding the federal probe into President Biden’s handling of classified records, according to three individuals familiar with the negotiations.

While officials are aiming for late February or early March for Hur’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, the exact timing remains fluid as negotiations progress.

If Hur does testify, it would mark his first public remarks on the investigation.

There is recent precedent for a special counsel testifying before lawmakers post-investigation, as seen with Robert Mueller, who testified before two committees for over six hours after concluding his two-year probe into potential ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia in 2019.

Last week, Hur released his final report on the year-long investigation into classified documents found in President Biden’s personal office and residence, determining that neither Biden nor his aides would face criminal charges over the documents, dating from Biden’s time as vice president, CBS News reported.

Hur’s report stated that the evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Biden intentionally and unlawfully retained the sensitive government records.

While the Justice Department has a policy against bringing criminal charges against sitting presidents, Hur and his team asserted they would have reached the same conclusion even without the policy.

Written by B.C. Begley