May 12 Watch 11:40 Condoleezza Rice: Amid Russia investigation, we should have confidence in our democratic institutions By PBS News Hour Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her new book, “Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom,” as well as President Trump’s abrupt firing of former FBI Director James Comey, the investigation into Russia’s meddling… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 6:58 Trump keeps Comey battle alive by warning him not to talk By PBS News Hour The firing of former FBI Director James Comey continues to spark controversy and questions. President Trump tweeted Friday that “Comey had better hope there are no tapes of our conversations,” and Press Secretary Sean Spicer refused to answer press questions… Continue watching
May 12 Condoleezza Rice: I worry firestorm surrounding Russia investigations, Comey firing could ‘erode people’s confidence in our institutions’ By Erica R. Hendry Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked about Russia and the U.S. in an interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff. Continue reading
May 12 How could Comey’s firing affect foreign relations? By Larisa Epatko Americans might have been shocked when President Donald Trump suddenly fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, but the reaction from some foreign officials was decidedly less so. Continue reading
May 12 Spicer neither confirms nor denies taping system in White House By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer declined to say whether President Donald Trump taped conversations he had with fired FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Spicer addresses Trump’s tweets about Comey in news briefing By Erica R. Hendry White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president had nothing further to add. Continue reading
May 12 Trump to Comey: Better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of their talks By Julie Pace, Eileen Sullivan and Jake Pearson, Associated Press President Donald Trump, in an apparent warning to his fired FBI director, said that James Comey had better hope there are no "tapes" of their conversations. Continue reading
May 12 President Trump says ‘perfect accuracy’ not possible By Associated Press Trump on Friday defended the struggle by his administration to come up with a consistent timeline and rationale for the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey this week. Continue reading
May 12 Explaining Comey’s firing challenges White House advisers By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The White House's explanation of President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey has been a moving target. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 9:06 How the White House’s explanation of Comey firing has changed By PBS News Hour As President Trump lambasted in an interview the man he had fired two days ago, the acting FBI director at a Senate hearing painted a very different picture of James Comey. Meanwhile, the president's explanation seemed to contradict what White… Continue watching