Comey: I Was Fired In Order To Influence Probe Into Russian Election Meddling (VIDEO)

Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Former FBI director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Fired FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee that he thinks he was fired to influence the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“It’s my judgment that I was fired because of the Russia investigation,” Comey said. “I was fired in some way to change or the endeavor was to change the way the Russia investigation was being conducted.”

He called it a “big deal,” a phrase he also used to describe the possibility of any collusion with Russian officials to influence the election.

“If any Americans were part of helping the Russians do that to us, that is a very big deal. And I’m confident that if that is the case, Director Mueller will find that evidence,” Comey said, referring to former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to oversee the probe.

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  1. Comey, I was fired because it turns out that I wasn’t much of a water carrier and especially not a loyal one!

  2. Avatar for alana alana says:

    Comey dropped a bomb today and Trump should run for cover.

    What he didn’t say shouldn’t be taken as a missed opportunity to get cheeto on tape because he did say there were unanswered questions, he could not respond to.

    In any event the US continues to circle the drain, and the swamp dwellers remain at the bottom. If Donald J had a thread of shame(forget decency) he would have resigned, his family and sons (Uday and Qusay) too.

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