The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will appear before the panel Friday.

Whitaker’s appearance had been thrown into question after the panel approved a tentative subpoena to ensure that Whitaker appeared Friday and answered questions. Whitaker responded by saying he wouldn’t appear unless the committee dropped its subpoena threat, which he derided as an act of “political theater.”

But the committee chairman, Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler, tweeted Thursday evening that Whitaker would indeed attend the hearing.