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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee suggested on Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey informed him last week that President Trump is not a subject of the bureau’s Russia investigation.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley hinted that Comey made the revelation about Trump during a closed, classified session following a committee hearing last week. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein also attended.
“Shortly after Director Comey briefed us, I tweeted that he should be transparent. I said he should tell the public what he told Senator Feinstein and me about whether the FBI is or is not investigating the President,” Grassley said.
Trump fired Comey on Tuesday. In a letter to Comey, Trump claimed that the newly fired FBI chief had told him on three separate occasions that he was not a target of the bureau’s probe.
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“On Tuesday, the President’s letter said that Director Comey told him he was not under investigation. Senator Feinstein and I heard nothing that contradicted the President’s statement.”
Grassley noted that Comey declined to say in the public hearing last week whether or not Trump was a subject of the investigation. Comey warned the lawmakers not to read too much into his refusal to say either way whether Trump was a target of the probe.
Grassley then called on the FBI to “confirm to the public whether it is or is not investigating the President.”
“Because it has failed to make this clear, speculation has run rampant,” he added.
Feinstein followed up Grassley’s comments and appeared to endorse them.
“Thanks very much Mr. Chairman. I very much appreciate what you said and it’s very accurate. We were briefed, and the nature of the briefing was a counterintelligence and criminal investigation that the FBI who is carrying out and more than that, I will not say either,” she said.
originally posted by: Swills
a reply to: Xcathdra
Seems like a simple question, especially if Trump isn't being investigated.
originally posted by: Swills
a reply to: Xcathdra
So Comey does but Trump doesn't? What sense does that make?
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
It would be very interesting to get a clear answer to Trumps accusations that Obama "wire tapped" him . Seems with Flynn's phone call making the rounds and other distractions the Tweet that got all this mess going slipped out of sight .
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: SBMcG
Got a link to Feinstein saying that?
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee suggested on Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey informed him last week that President Trump is not a subject of the bureau’s Russia investigation.
[Grassley]: On Tuesday, the President’s letter said that Director Comey told him he was not under investigation. Senator Feinstein and I heard nothing that contradicted the President’s statement.
[Feinstein]: Thanks very much Mr. Chairman. I very much appreciate what you said and it’s very accurate.