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Article snippet: Facebook says that it will release the over 3,000 political ads purchased by Russian actors on its platform during the 2016 election to congressional investigators on Monday. The moves comes after Facebook faced pressure from federal lawmakers like Sen. MORE (D-Calif.) Both are the highest ranking Democrats in the Senate and House Intelligence Committees, respectively. While the two have said that they’re pleased with Facebook’s decision to release the ads to investigators, they note that they would still like more details. A spokesperson for Warner said that he’s interested in the activity of the social media accounts through which the ads were purchased. His office believes that this could yield more information on how Russians may have sought to influence the election and sow discord among Americans than the just the advertisements. "I think we may just be seeing the tip of the iceberg. [Facebook has] had a fairly narrow search,” Warner said last month. The Senate Intelligence Committee sent invitations to Facebook, Google and Twitter last week to testify before a Congressional panel on Nov. 1 regarding potential Russian interference in the 2016 election. None of the companies have said that they will attend, but after Twitter briefed the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on Thursday, Warner said that he may subpoena representatives from the firms to appear, if necessary. The House Intelligence Committee says that it will also hold a public hearing o... Link to the full article to read more