The White House took comfort Thursday that former FBI director James B. Comey did not directly accuse President Donald Trump of trying to obstruct the bureau’s investigation into Russian interference in 2016 election. Beyond that, bad news abounded. In a nationally televised Senate hearing, Comey repeatedly accused the president of lying and at least tacitly […]

Ex-FBI Director James Comey found himself Thursday in the unenviable position of having to describe his firing in front of a Senate committee and hundreds of thousands of viewers watching at home. And then he had to talk about his relationship. When Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, asked Comey about a dinner he

When 6’8″ James Comey walked into the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, he towered over the reporters, senators and aides in the wood-paneled room. It was the first time the former FBI Director had spoken publicly since he was abruptly fired by President Trump. On Wednesday, Comey released his 7-page opening statement that cataloged

WASHINGTON — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr came out swinging at former FBI Director James Comey — in his low-key, genteel way — and Trump administration supporters loved it. Leading off questioning at Thursday’s intensely watched hearing, the North Carolina Republican had Comey state that President Donald Trump didn’t pressure him to stop an

Mark this down as the week Donald Trump won re-election. The television split screen Wednesday captured it perfectly. On one side, U.S. senators – the same ones who have failed to fulfill key parts of the agenda that got Mr. Trump elected – were squabbling, interrupting, misleading and orating about Russian mirages around every corner.

Amid James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday, people are increasingly staking money on President Donald Trump failing to complete his four-year term, though either impeachment or him resigning. Related: Trump Under Investigation for Obstruction of Justice, James Comey Says in Testimony During the hearing, Comey stated Trump had asked him to drop

Following former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano thinks President Trump could be in some future legal hot water. “Today certainly advanced the ball on the seriousness of this investigation and the breadth of its scope,” he said. “If you look […] at the

In a light moment during Jim Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and the former FBI director exchanged quips over a broken dinner date between Comey and his wife. The back-and-forth followed King’s question regarding President Donald trump’s contention – in an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt – that it

Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump did not direct then FBI director James Comey to drop an investigation into former national security advisor Michael Flynn or suggest that he do so, his lawyer said. Attorney Marc Kasowitz stressed that Comey had confirmed Trump himself was not under investigation and claimed Comey’s testimony showed Trump

While much of the nation’s attention was focused on James Comey’s account of his interactions with President Donald Trump on Thursday, a key part of the president’s anti-regulatory agenda moved forward in Congress with far less fanfare: The House passed a bill that would dismantle the Dodd-Frank financial regulations put in place in 2010. The