Comey Agrees To Testify In Public Before Senate Intelligence Committee

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
FBI Director James Comey is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." (AP P... FBI Director James Comey is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
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Former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in an open session, the panel’s chair and ranking member announced on Friday.

Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the panel’s co-chair, announced that Comey will testify in a hearing scheduled sometime after Memorial Day.

“I am hopeful that he will clarify for the American people recent events that have been broadly reported in the media,” Burr said in the statement.

Warner said he hopes Comey’s testimony “will help answer some of the questions that have arisen” since President Donald Trump abruptly terminated Comey as head of the FBI.

“He deserves an opportunity to tell his story,” Warner said. “Moreover, the American people deserve an opportunity to hear it.”

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  1. Hellz yeah he “agrees to speak”! I can hear it now…

    “Senator, in response to your question about the conversation the president had with me on February 11th, let me pull out my memo from that day. I will say…”

    “But Mr. Comey, I didn’t ask you about a conversation on February 11th. In fact, I wasn’t aware there was a conversation on February 11th. Was there a conversation on February 11th and, if so, what was discussed?”

    “Yes, Senator, as I was saying…”

    This will be must-see TV! I hope the pig-eyed sack of shit continues to speak ill of the former director because each word is another nail in his over-sized fool’s gold coffin.

  2. Many butts are clenching

  3. Avatar for zsak zsak says:

    I wonder what Faux News will be airing.

  4. I think it’s pretty clear that the guy who paid $25 million to settle fraud lawsuits has the greater credibility here.

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