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Claiming vindication, Trump answers Comey testimony

Clip: 6/9/2017 | 3m 10s

President Trump fired back at James Comey over Twitter and at a news conference.

President Trump spoke out publicly a day after former FBI Director James Comey Friday testified that to protect against lies by Mr. Trump, he had taken detailed notes, some of which he leaked in hopes of prompting the naming of a special counsel. The president fired back over Twitter and at a news conference, claiming that some of the things Comey said weren’t true. William Brangham reports.

06/09/2017

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