May 09 Read President Trump's full letter to Comey on his firing from the FBI By Joshua Barajas Trump wrote that James Comey is "not able to effectively lead the Bureau." Read the full statement here. Continue reading
May 09 President Trump fires FBI Director James Comey By Julie Pace and Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a statement, Trump says Comey's firing "will mark a new beginning" for the FBI. The White House says the search for a new FBI director will begin immediately. Continue reading
May 09 ProPublica report: Comey's testimony on Huma Abedin forwarding emails was inaccurate By Peter Elkind, Special to ProPublica The testimony came in Comey's first public explanation for revealing the existence of the emails days ahead of the 2016 election. Continue reading
May 05 Senate committee asks Trump associates for more details on Russian contacts By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page responded on Friday, calling the congressional probe a "comically fake inquiry" but pledging to cooperate. Continue reading
May 04 Watch Schiff talks Comey testimony, 'sad day' for health care By PBS News Hour Two of the nation's top national security officials held a closed hearing with congressional investigators on Thursday about what role Russia played in the presidential election and whether the Trump campaign colluded in that process. William Brangham discusses that and… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 9:18 News Wrap: Comey defends his impartiality on Clinton, Trump probes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey spent hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, rejecting criticism that he's mishandled investigations of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a compromise bill to fund… Continue watching
May 03 WATCH LIVE: Sean Spicer to address Comey testimony, Abbas visit By News Desk White House spokesman Sean Spicer will brief the press on Wednesday afternoon, the day of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' visit to Washington, D.C., and FBI Director James Comey's testimony on Capitol Hill. You can watch Spicer's press conference live. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: FBI Director James Comey testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Under fire from Democrats, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday it would have been "catastrophic" to keep Congress in the dark about developments in the Hillary Clinton email investigation that emerged close to Election Day. Continue reading
Apr 21 House intel panel to hear from Comey, other top officials on Russia probe By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Top law enforcement and intelligence officials are expected to testify next week on Capitol Hill about Russian activities to influence the U.S. presidential election. The House intelligence committee said Friday that it had sent letters requesting FBI Director… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 9:29 How does the FBI insulate itself from political pressure? By PBS News Hour The FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the election, yet another politically sensitive case, has drawn scrutiny for the bureau. Last year Director James Comey was criticized for his handling of an investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s… Continue watching