Top Senate Judiciary Dem: Trump Told Me He Was Firing Comey At 5:30

FILE - In this June 2, 2015, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. People on the U.S. government's terrorist watch list can't board commercial airliners, bu... FILE - In this June 2, 2015, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. People on the U.S. government's terrorist watch list can't board commercial airliners, but they can walk into a gun store and legally buy pistols and powerful military-style rifles. The new Democratic push, which is considered unlikely to succeed in the GOP-controlled Congress, is focused on legislation by Feinstein that would let the attorney general compile a list of known and suspected terrorists.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) MORE LESS
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee issued a brief response to the announcement that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey Tuesday.

“President Trump called me at 5:30 p.m. and indicated he would be removing Director Comey, saying the FBI needed a change,” Feinstein said. “The next FBI director must be strong and independent and will receive a fair hearing in the Judiciary Committee.”

Latest Livewire
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: