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
May 11 Watch 6:21 Panetta: Comey firing undermines investigation credibility By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 11 Watch 9:39 Under Rod Rosenstein, what's in store for Russia probe? By PBS News Hour The firing of FBI Director James Comey has sparked accusations that President Trump is trying to derail the Russia investigation. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner offers background on the man leading the probe, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 7:22 Comey firing and its impact draws debate among Republicans By PBS News Hour How does the fallout from the firing of FBI Director James Comey affect the functioning and the stability of the Trump presidency? Judy Woodruff gets two views from David Avella of GOPAC and Steve Deace of The Steve Deace Show… Continue watching
May 11 On Comey's firing, the White House keeps changing its story By John Yang When and how Trump reached the decision to fire FBI director James Comey is a moving target. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Schumer calls for senators meeting with DOJ leaders in wake of Comey firing By Associated Press Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to his request to invite Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to brief senators next week. Continue reading
May 11 Did Sessions break recusal vow in helping fire Comey? By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from investigations related to the presidential campaign, yet he played a central role in the sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey, leaving many wondering if he violated that pledge. Continue reading
May 11 The 'special prosecutor' Democrats want no longer exists By Daniel Bush Democrats are calling for an independent investigation into the ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. But special investigators lack much of the power and autonomy that Starr enjoyed in the Clinton era. Even if Democrats get their… Continue reading