"The purpose and goal of today's hearing is to provide complete closure of this matter," said the judge, Peter D. Lichtman.
Earlier, Trump tweeted that the crown prince "told me that he has already started, and will rapidly expand, a full and complete investigation into this matter.
"Sufficient questions exist to require a full and complete investigation of this matter to determine what actually happened," Mr. Schmidt wrote.
Mr Eden has given the welcome news that the British and American Governments are working in complete unison in this matter.
Trump also tweeted that the crown prince has begun "a full and complete investigation into this matter". Trump, then, appears prepared, or even eager, to accept the results of this investigation.
On Friday afternoon, the former senator from North Carolina ended a long written statement with a promise: "I have given a complete interview on this matter and having done so, will have nothing more to say".
The president said he "told me that he has already started, and will rapidly expand, a full and complete investigation into this matter.
"We are committed to ensuring thorough and complete investigations into this matter".
McConnell last week called reports of hacking during the election "disturbing," but rebuffed requests for a separate panel and said the Senate Intelligence Committee is "more than capable of conducting a complete review of this matter".
"I am asking the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to launch a complete review of this matter, and if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law".
