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Comey: President Trump lied. White House: No, he didn't
Trump live-tweets Comey hearing. No, it wasn't the president.
White House: No, he didn't
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James Comey testifies: Live updates
Updated 10:10 AM ET, Thu June 8, 2017
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Ex-US Attorney Preet Bharara, also fired by Trump, attends Comey hearing
From CNN's Dylan Stafford
Bharara sat right behind Comey during his testimony.
A source told CNN that Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer invited Bharara, who was fired along with 46 other US attorneys in March.
He was tweeting during the hearing, echoing Comey about the possibility of a taping system inside the White House.
"We can all agree with Jim Comey that, Lordy, we hope there are tapes," Bharara tweeted.
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Comey said that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch requested he
call the Clinton investigation a "matter," partially leading to his
decision to make his now-famous statement about the results of that
investigation.
Comey said what "capped" his decision to make his public remarks about the conclusion was a publicly reported meeting by Lynch and former President Bill Clinton as their planes were on the same tarmac. He said he decided he had to "protect the credibility of the investigation."
That was public knowledge and drew criticism at the time, but Comey also revealed that Lynch had previously given him instructions on the investigation into the use of a private server by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- which "concerned" him.
"At one point, the attorney general had directed me not to call it an investigation but instead to call it a matter, which confused me and concerned me," Comey said. "That was one of the bricks in the load that led me to conclude I have to step away from the department if we're to close this case credibly."
Read more here.
Comey said what "capped" his decision to make his public remarks about the conclusion was a publicly reported meeting by Lynch and former President Bill Clinton as their planes were on the same tarmac. He said he decided he had to "protect the credibility of the investigation."
That was public knowledge and drew criticism at the time, but Comey also revealed that Lynch had previously given him instructions on the investigation into the use of a private server by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- which "concerned" him.
"At one point, the attorney general had directed me not to call it an investigation but instead to call it a matter, which confused me and concerned me," Comey said. "That was one of the bricks in the load that led me to conclude I have to step away from the department if we're to close this case credibly."
Read more here.
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