REUTERS/Carlos BarriaPresident Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday night amid an active FBI investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, and whether the Trump campaign was involved.
Trump fired Comey unexpectedly, one day after former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified before Congress that she had warned the White House about former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s contact with Russia’s ambassador during the transition.
Yates’ testimony came days after Comey reiterated during an open Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that the FBI was still “conducting an investigation to understand whether there was any coordination between the Russian efforts …read more
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