In that testimony, Mr Comey said that President Trump demanded his "loyalty" and directly pushed him to "lift the cloud" of investigation by declaring publicly the president was not a target of the FBI probe into his campaign's Russian Federation ties.
However, Trump refused to say whether those private exchanges were taped. Trump added, "I hardly know the man; I'm not going to ask him to pledge allegiance".
KARL: So, he said those things under oath.
Trump abruptly fired Comey as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on May 9, admitting later that the Russian Federation probe was on his mind at the time.
He hinted that there are no tapes of their conversations, contrary to a suggestion in a tweet he issued shortly after firing Comey.
"Mr. Comey's memoranda are relevant to the Judiciary Committee's ongoing investigative efforts".
As CNN commentators afterward questioned why Trump couldn't just come right out and answer the question about tapes, correspondent Dana Bash made a crack referring to Trump's reality-TV roots: "You've got to wait for the next episode!" "Is this a joke?" Franken, " Leahy said following Comey's Thursday Senate testimony.
The investigation now pits a lawman with a long reputation for integrity against a president often ridiculed for falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
U.S. calls on Arab states to ease Qatar blockade as crisis deepens
We call on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , and Egypt to ease the blockade against Qatar. Qatar's neighbours have also criticised it for allegedly supporting groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas .
The statement comes a day after Comey delivered a scathing indictment of the president at the Senate Intelligence Committee, the president again denied two key claims made by the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director and labelled him a "leaker". Kasowitz is expected to file a complaint with the Justice Department inspector general next week, according to a person close to the legal team who agreed to speak before the filing on condition that the person's name is not used.
"No collusion, no obstruction. he's a leaker".
That friend, Columbia Law Professor Daniel Richman, then sent the memos to the New York Times where reporters published a story alleging President Trump asked Comey to drop the FBI's investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
"One hundred percent", Trump said when asked about his willingness to deliver sworn testimony.
The President last formally took questions on May 18, when he held a bilateral news conference - similar to the one that will happen Friday - with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. "We are available all week next week", Senator Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, tweeted.
In his testimony, Comey said that after he was sacked and Trump's May 12 tweet, he gave the memos to Richman with the intent that they be leaked to the media.
United States lawmakers will get another chance to hear from a top administration official, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, when he testifies Tuesday before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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