Sep 22 WATCH: James Comey delivers keynote address to Howard University students By Joshua Barajas Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to speak at Howard University at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 11 Bannon confirms he opposed firing of FBI Director Comey By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon says the firing of FBI Director James Comey may have been the biggest mistake in "modern political history."… Continue reading
Sep 01 Mueller team has draft letter on Comey firing By Eric Tucker, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators is in possession of a letter that President Donald Trump wrote, but did not send, that laid out a rationale for firing FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
Sep 01 AP CHECK: Here’s how Donald Trump’s tweet about James Comey compares to facts By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Trump flared up again Friday, tweeting that FBI Director James Comey exonerated Clinton months before the investigation was actually over. Continue reading
Aug 02 Christopher Wray sworn in as FBI director, succeeding James Comey By Associated Press Wray was a high-ranking Justice Department official in the George W. Bush administration and has spent the last decade in private practice. Continue reading
Aug 01 House conservative calls for Mueller to resign as special counsel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A conservative House Republican is calling on special counsel Robert Mueller to resign, citing what he says is a conflict of interest because of Mueller's "close friendship" with fired FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
Jul 20 Senate to vote on Christopher Wray as next FBI director By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of President Donald Trump's choice to head the FBI. Continue reading
Jul 13 Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on FBI director next week By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Wray would replace James Comey, who was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump in May amid an investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and possible ties to Trump's campaign. Continue reading
Jul 13 Senate committee aims for vote next week on FBI director By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he hopes to hold a committee vote next week on Christopher Wray's nomination to be FBI director. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Chris Wray says Trump-Russia probe is not a ‘witch hunt’ By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Breaking with the president, the lawyer Donald Trump picked to lead the FBI declared that he does not believe a special counsel investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign is a "witch hunt."… Continue reading