Political junkies weren't the only ones riveted to ex-FBI Director James Comey's testimony Thursday, as the much-hyped event also drew a wide swath of viewers who normally aren't entrenched in Washington politics.
It took only mere minutes for James Comey to call one of his meetings with President Trump “very disturbing” and to accuse his administration of trying to “defame” him and the FBI with “lies.”
Former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before a Senate panel on Thursday could have President Trump’s legal team breathing a sigh of relief since he stopped short of alleging obstruction of justice – but his otherwise scathing comments guarantee the political controversy and Russia-related investigations are far from over.
President Trump's legal team shot back Thursday at James Comey's Senate testimony, defending the president in a brawny statement against the fired FBI director's more damaging claims and asserting Comey himself could now be in legal jeopardy for his admission he'd leaked details of "privileged" conversations.
For more than two hours it seemed as if Republicans and Democrats were watching separate hearings. That was until Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., took his turn posing questions to former FBI Director James Comey.
Former FBI director James Comey went before a Senate panel on Thursday and accused the Trump administration of lying and defaming him, while revealing he had a friend leak his memos to the media.
Former FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Thursday that he deliberately leaked a memo from a key meeting with President Trump to a friend after he was fired in order to prompt the appointment of a special counsel.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, slammed President Donald Trump’s “behavior” and his handling of the Russian investigation in his prepared opening statement ahead of Thursday’s hearing.
Former FBI Director James Comey revealed in Senate testimony Thursday that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch directed him to describe the Hillary Clinton email probe as a "matter" and not an "investigation."