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Stone attorney Robert Buschel entered the plea on his client's behalf.

The hearing will be the first time a high-profile nominee will come before the committee since it considered the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual misconduct.

The President's lawyers have repeatedly counseled him against sitting down for an in-person interview.

On the inspector general report that found no political bias in the FBI's final conclusions, he said, "The end result was wrong."

Through a spokesman, Manafort has maintained his innocence.

Robert Mueller's prosecutors asked a federal judge to start the process of sentencing former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who has been a key witness in the investigation since his plea last year to lying to the FBI.

The news comes a day after Hicks was interviewed for nine hours by the panel investigating Russia interference in the 2016 election and contact between Trump's campaign and Russia.

The two bonded early in Trump's campaign over their shared priorities of fighting urban crime and illegal immigration.

Hicks has also been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to published reports, along with other White House officials.