Comey did not say the president obstructed justice and acknowledged telling Trump that he was not personally under investigation by the agency. "Any experienced prosecutor would see these facts as establishing a prima facie case of obstruction of justice".
"And did he ask for a pledge of loyalty from you?"
US President Donald Trump said on Friday, June 9, that he backs the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation charter's demand that all members be prepared to defend each other, weeks after jarring allies by not restating US support for the agreement.
"I think, on balance, this is one of these extraordinary circumstances where the issues are so important, that what Comey did and his acknowledgment that he did it is understandable and in his mind necessary, and he did something that I think is courageous", said Jeffrey Smith, a former Central Intelligence Agency general counsel now in private practice at Arnold & Porter.
When asked by MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski in 2016 which experts he speaks with, Trump replied, "I'm speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain".
Trump wouldn't answer, saying only that he would address any possible tapes "over a fairly short period of time" and "you're going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer, don't worry".
During a joint press conference with the president of Romania, Trump was asked about Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.
Trump also indirectly accused Comey of perjury when he adamantly denied the fired FBI director's claim that the President asked him to end the FBI's investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a close Trump confidante.
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Trump and aides pounced on that revelation, accusing Comey of improperly leaking privileged conversations.
He also accused Qatar, a key USA military partner, of funding terrorism "at a very high level", and said solving the problem in the tiny Persian Gulf nation could be "the beginning of the end of terrorism". Green, who is black, said his offices in Texas and Washington received phone calls from people calling him the N-word and saying he should be lynched.
Trump also saluted the United States' relationship with Romania and praised its contribution to the global fight against terror.
While Trump's attorney issued a statement defending Trump and attacking Comey for the leak, and Trump's son Don Jr. tweeted throughout the hearing, the president himself remained silent on the subject and did not tweet all day.
The Republican president took to twitter earlier in the day, claiming "total and complete vindication". There nearly certainly wouldn't be a special counsel in the form of another former Federal Bureau of Investigation director, Robert Mueller. In any event, branding Comey a "leaker" doesn't undermine the significance of the underlying information. Trump wrote at 6:10 a.m.
Lawyer Marc Kasowitz will file the complaint with the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Justice Department's inspector general, CNN said, citing unidentified sources.
Some Republicans, like Sen.
And Comey said he's all for the president releasing any tapes - if they exist. I mean think of it, I hardly know the man, it doesn't make sense.
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