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Sister survivors to testify at FBI's Nassar investigation hearing

September 15, 2021
<p>Six-time Olympic medal winner Aly Raisman addresses ex-MSU and USA &nbsp;Gymnastics Dr. Larry Nassar during her statement on the fourth day of Nassar's sentencing on Jan. 19, 2018 at the Ingham County Circuit Court &nbsp;in Lansing. (Nic Antaya | The State News)</p>

Six-time Olympic medal winner Aly Raisman addresses ex-MSU and USA  Gymnastics Dr. Larry Nassar during her statement on the fourth day of Nassar's sentencing on Jan. 19, 2018 at the Ingham County Circuit Court  in Lansing. (Nic Antaya | The State News)

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation. The hearing will be live streamed from Washington D.C. today at 10 a.m. and can be viewed here.

The first panel of witnesses will be four of the hundreds of sex abuse survivors also known as the Sister Survivors: Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman.

The second panel of witnesses will be Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

MSU administration has not released a statement on the hearing, but MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant expresses the university's support of the survivors.

"We support the survivor community and sharing their experiences and helping to shed the light on how the abuse happened and went undetected," Guerrant said.

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