Jun 08 RNC says Trump firing Comey was the 'right thing to do' By Associated Press The Republican National Committee says President Donald Trump knew that firing FBI Director James Comey would be "detrimental to his presidency" but believed it was the right thing to do for the country. Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Comey's testimony puts spotlight on President Trump By Erica Werner and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Watch James Comey's testimony above as he faced a Senate Intel committee today. WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 election… Continue reading
Jun 08 Legal experts say Trump comments in Comey testimony are inappropriate, maybe worse By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In the worst light, James Comey's recollections could provide enough evidence to build a case that the president tried to interfere with a criminal investigation, experts say. Continue reading
Jun 08 Ranking intel Democrat calls Comey words 'disturbing' By Associated Press Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia will emphasize at today's committee hearing that the American people need to realize that what happened was that a president asked an FBI director to drop an ongoing investigation into a former national security adviser. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: Eighth victim of London Bridge attack found By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll from Saturday’s deadly attack on London Bridge rose to eight after police recovered the body of a 45-year-old Frenchman who had been missing. Authorities also made an additional arrest. Also, President Trump… Continue watching
Jun 07 Two House Democrats launch longshot bid to impeach Trump By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press The effort by Reps. Al Green of Texas and Brad Sherman of California has little chance of success in the Republican-led House. They don't even have the backing of many fellow Democrats. Continue reading
Jun 07 Comey: Trump asked to 'lift the cloud' of Russia investigation By Associated Press This was in a phone call on March 30 — according to written testimony Comey submitted ahead of an appearance Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Continue reading
Jun 07 Read James Comey's prepared statement before Thursday's Senate hearing By Laura Santhanam In his remarks, the fired FBI director detailed his interactions with President Donald Trump on several occasions. Continue reading
Jun 07 Intel officials won't publicly discuss private conversations with Trump By Associated Press The testimony comes the day before fired FBI director James Comey is scheduled to testify before Congress. Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: Rosenstein, McCabe and Coats testify at Senate Intel hearing By Associated Press High-level Justice Department and FBI officials will testify before Congress today at 10 a.m. ET as part of a review of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that comes on the heels of continued scrutiny about the relationship between the Trump… Continue reading