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Comey will testify publicly before intelligence panel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.] May 20 (ANI): Former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, amid an agency probe into Russian allegedly meddling in the U.S. election, has agreed to testify before the U.S. Senate Intelligence committee at a public hearing.
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Trump boasted of firing 'nut job' Comey to Russians
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 20 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told the Russian officials during a meet at the Oval office on May 10 that firing "nut job" FBI Director James Comey relieved "great pressure."
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President Trump denies telling Comey to back off Flynn probe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 19 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday denied ever asking former FBI Director James Comey to back off his agency's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign officials and Russia, as well as the role played by former national securi
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Trump calls himself victim of 'single greatest witch hunt'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): President Donald Trump has described the appointment of a former FBI director to investigate alleged ties between his campaign team and Russia during the 2016 presidential election as the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history.
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Former F.B.I. director Robert Mueller named special counsel for Russia inv
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): The U.S. Justice Department has appointed former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Robert S. Mueller as a special counsel to oversee its investigation into Russian meddling in last year's presidential election.
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U.S. Senate intel panel invites James Comey to testify in Public
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 17 (ANI): The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday said the panel's Republican chairman has extended an invitation to fired FBI director James Comey to testify publicly before the panel.
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U.S. institutions "under assault': Ex National Intelligence head
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 14 (ANI) : Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a stern warning about the state of the U.S. Government stating that the U.S. institutions are "under assault' after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey last week.
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Trump may pick new FBI director within a week
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has said he might name a replacement for former FBI director James Comey within a week even as some experts continue to challenge the legality of the decision to fire the latter.
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White House refuses to answer questions on Trump 'taping Comey's
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 13 (ANI): The White House has refused to comment about the possibility of President Donald Trump recording his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey.
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Comey's firing amounts to violation of Trust: U.S. Attorney Generals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May12 (ANI) : Attorney Generals of 20 states have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice's Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, calling the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey during an active investigation "a violation of the public trust."
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Comey's exit won't halt Russia probe: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 12 (ANI): President Donald Trump has assured that his firing of FBI Director James Comey will not end the agency's investigation into Russia's alleged meddling into the U.S. Presidential elections.
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Firing Flynn did not sound like an emergency: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May12 (ANI) : US President Donald Trump, who is facing a barrage of questions over why it took him so long to fire Michael Flynn as compared to FBI Director James Comey, has asserted that he didn't feel a sense of urgency in firing his national security adviser.
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