There’s a new bar for captivating Hill testimony as we get ready for today’s public hearing with Attorney General Jeff Sessions at 2:30 p.m.

But even if D.C. hasn’t been gripped with the same fervor of “Comeymania,” people are still anxious to see Sessions’ appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee, especially because it almost happened in a closed-door session instead.

Sessions has not spoken under oath since his confirmation hearing in January. He was slated to speak today before the Senate and House Appropriations subcommittees about the Justice Department budget, but sent a deputy in his stead.

In March, Sessions recused himself from any probes related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. That came days after The Washington Post revealed that, as a senator, Sessions met with a Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice, contrary to his testimony at his confirmation hearing.

Sessions’ decision to recuse himself reportedly made President Donald Trump so angry that the AG offered his resignation.

During last week’s political Super Bowl, former FBI Director James Comey testified that he had asked Sessions not to leave him alone with Trump. He also told the committee that Sessions and Kislyak had met more times than previously reported.

Sessions ultimately played a key role in Comey’s termination, which Trump said was motivated by “this Russia thing.”

“If, as the president said, I was fired because of the Russia investigation, why was the attorney general involved in that chain?” Comey asked during his testimony last week.

Expect senators to ask Sessions that same query, along with questions about the terms of Sessions’ recusal, his role in Comey’s firing, his resignation offer, and whether he had additional meetings with Kislyak.

Updated to reflect that there are, indeed, bar specials today for Sessions’ testimony.