Comey told the House Intelligence Committee on March 20 that the FBI was investigating Moscow's role in the election, including possible collusion with Trump's campaign.
"If the White House's account differs from what we heard today, the American people deserve to here the president's side of the story in a similar forum under oath and open to the press", added Murphy. ― Reuters picWASHINGTON, June 9 ― Throughout the drama of his US Senate testimony yesterday, James Comey sat ramrod-straight, his mouth set, all business.
"I know I was sacked because of something about the way I was conducting the Russian Federation investigation, was in some way putting pressure on him, in some way irritating him, and he made a decision to fire me because of that", Comey said in his June 8 testimony.
Other networks were more likely to highlight testimony where Comey said Trump lied, or he didn't trust his word.
Prior to the release of DOJ's statement, another statement was released by Trump's lawyer that suggested that there might be discrepancies in the timeline that Comey claims he authorized the leaking of his memos to multiple media outlets.
His actual appearance Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee revealed a cagey, politically adept Washington insider who knows the merits of the long game.
Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., also said he wasn't able to watch the testimony because he was in a hearing, but that he was glad Comey appeared before the committee.
Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's ties to the Trump campaign, bluntly accusing the White House of spreading "lies, plain and simple".
"Since the early days of his presidency, Donald Trump has inserted himself into the FBI's work, publicly commenting on an ongoing investigation and privately expressing his desire for the agency's leadership to clear his name", said San Antonio U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro.
The attacks were led by members of a hard-right faction in the House, including Texas U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, who said on Fox News over the weekend, "I don't really care what Comey says - he can't be trusted".
His testimony drew a largely muted reaction from Midlands Republicans on Capitol Hill, nearly all of whom avoided commenting on the substance of Comey's allegations.
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"I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go". But why didn't you stop and say, 'Mr.
"There are so many questions that Mr. Comey's testimony leaves hanging out there".
He also said that he believed he had been fired by the president because of his handling of the Russian investigation. "I was sacked in some way to change, or the endeavor was to change, the way the Russian Federation investigation was being conducted". "I can definitively say the president's not a liar", she said.
Rosenstein's memo said Comey erred in July 2016 by announcing the Federal Bureau of Investigation had been examining Clinton's use of a private email server and that the case should be closed without prosecution. Hopeful observers, many of them government interns, had begun arriving at the Senate Hart Office building at 4 a.m.to witness what they considered to be a historic moment. His stated goal was to win the appointment of a special counsel.
Asked why he thought Trump fired him, Comey said he did not know for sure.
Comey's devastating testimony made it clear that he took this as a request to obstruct an ongoing investigation into Flynn's ties with Russian Federation.
That day is here, with the US President and the ex-FBI chief now at odds over what was said during their three face-to-face meetings and six phone conversations, particularly one on February 14. The ad lambasted Comey as "just another D.C. insider" and included images of militant attacks overseas to suggest Comey had not been focused enough on protecting Americans.
The key question for lawmakers now is whether Trump obstructed justice in his dealings with Comey.
Republicans on the Intelligence Committee astutely did not challenge Comey on the basic facts.
"That's a great question", Comey replied. Angus King of ME that he had to break a date with his wife when Trump called him for a dinner at the White House. "It's about as unfake as you can possibly get". Kasowitz denied Trump ever told Comey he needed and expected his loyalty.
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