Wednesday, May 10, 2017

White House Defends Firing of FBI Director James Comey

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has defended President Trump's decision to fire the FBI Director James Comey.

The Trump administration says the decision was made because of Mr. Comey's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email.

Mr. Spicer denied that the decision had anything to do with Mr. Comey's enquiry into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and said the decision came after serious consideration from the Deputy Attorney General:

IN: Who's been watching...
OUT: ...lead the FBI
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But Democrats aren't buying those claims - Senator Elizabeth Warren says Mr. Comey says a special prosecutor must be appointed to continue Mr. Comey's investigation:

IN: Donald Trump doesn't...
OUT: … as Americans
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Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren says key questions need to be answered:

IN: There's nobody left…
OUT: ...includes Donald Trump
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Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, says Mr. Comey's dismissal raises some troubling questions:

IN:It raises a...
OUT: …this President's actions
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Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and is concerned about who Mr. Trump will select as the next FBI Director:

IN: Congress, very simply...
OUT: ...the American people
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