Congressional panel calls on Zuckerberg to testify

The leaders of a key House committee are calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify about a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining company.

Representatives Greg Walden of Oregon and Frank Pallone of New Jersey say in a statement the “latest revelations regarding Facebook’s use and security of user data raises many serious consumer protection concerns.” They say their staffs received a briefing yesterday from Facebook officials that left many questions unanswered.

Walden is chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Pallone is the panel’s top ranking Democrat.

Their statement comes a day after Zuckerberg told CNN that he would be “happy” to testify before Congress.

The lawmakers say they’ll work with Facebook and Zuckerberg to set a date and time “in the near future.”

— AP