UPDATED - Comey will testify publicly on Russia investigation next week

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico


By AUSTIN WRIGHT and SEUNG MIN KIM 03/15/17 11:35 AM EDT Updated 03/15/17 02:33 PM EDT

FBI Director James Comey has agreed to appear at a public House Intelligence Committee hearing next Monday on the investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election, Chairman Devin Nunes told reporters Wednesday.

Separately, Comey will brief the two top senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee later Wednesday.

Nunes said he still had seen no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower, but added he was concerned about the possible incidental collection of the communications of Trump aides. "I don't think there was an actual tap," the California Republican said.

“Are you going to take the tweets literally? And if you are, then clearly the president was wrong,” Nunes said, adding that questions remained about other surveillance activities.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/comey-will-testify-publicly-on-russia-investigation-next-week-236081

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UPDATE

James Comey fails to disclose if FBI is investigating Trump campaign’s ties to Russia: report

TANA GANEVA
15 MAR 2017 AT 14:49 ET

On Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey failed to disclose whether the agency is investigating any ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said Comey “failed to meet agreed upon deadline to confirm existence of FBI inquiry into Russia/Trump by this afternoon,” Link to tweet
" target="_blank">according to CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Whitehouse had urged Comey to reveal whether the agency has started a probe into the Trump administration’s alleged ties to Russia—as well as the nature and scope of the investigation. Both senators said they had given the FBI head a March 15th deadline.

On Wednesday, Graham also threatened to subpoena any documents related to President Trump’s claim that Trump tower had been wiretapped, according to the Hill.

more
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/james-comey-fails-to-disclose-if-fbi-is-investigating-trump-campaigns-ties-to-russia-report/

[ffr]

1. Any sentence that begins with Nunes you can just skip.

He doesn't add anything worth considering. What a worthless blank space.

[Docreed2003]

2. No Mr Nunes....not just wrong, he lied....he's a fucking liar!!

[riversedge]

10. Nicely said.

[LOL Lib]

3. Dump is the so called POTUS

I think he needs to say what he means and mean what he says or stop tweeting like a manic moron. The world shouldnt have to "figure out" what he means. This is of course a DJT con tactic that he has relied upon probably his whole life. I take his words literally. He should be held accountable.

[lark]

4. LOL. Even top Repugs are acknowledging that drumpfs tweets are not true.

[NewRedDawn]

5. Why the delay?

I thought it was supposed to be today that Traitor Comey was to appear.

[INdemo]

6. So this means Comey will probably tell us .."nothing there folks..just move along"

Since the Clinton email issue I dont trust this guy and he is just another Repuke blowing smoke...

[colbertforpresident]

7. If there was nothing

He would have told Lindsey Graham that today.

[DK504]

8. Comey refuses to disclose Russian hacking,

but he had to torpedo HRC. Sweet Hay-suess, we have a puppet in the WH and no one wants the truth.

[Nitram]

9. I suspect thare will be a lot of "I don't recalls" and "national security" hems and haws.

[UT_democrat]

11. I'll gladly pay you tuesday

for a hamburger today

[world wide wally]

12. A big nothing burger

"I cannot discuss classified in formation"

That is all