"I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible", the president tweeted Sunday morning. "Totally illegal? Very 'cowardly!'" Trump tweeted Sunday morning.
Senator Collins, who is also a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating Mr Trump's links to Russian Federation, described Mr Comey's testimony as "candid" and "thorough" and said she would support a subpoena if needed.
In a letter, Sessions said that his decision to appear comes in light of last week's testimony by Comey.
During Thursday's hearing, Comey explained his concern about his meetings with the president, saying he did not feel comfortable being in a room alone with Trump, as he felt the president was attempting to seek personal loyalty from the Federal Bureau of Investigation director, despite the department's duty to remain neutral.
"Yesterday showed no collusion, no obstruction", Mr Trump said in reference to the twin controversies dogging his administration - accusations that his aides colluded with the Russian effort to tilt the vote, and that he sought to block the related Flynn probe.
Barbara McQuade, former USA attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about whether Donald Trump's lawyer's threats against James Comey could backfire as witness intimidation. And legal experts have questioned whether Comey's leak broke any law. "And some of the things that he said just weren't true", Mr Trump said, lashing out at Mr Comey and branding him a "leaker" for indirectly providing to reporters the contents of memos summarising their private conversations before he was sacked. It's unclear what the commander in chief meant by using the word "prevalent", but some are interpreting to suggest that Comey may have actually secretly released even more sensitive information than he acknowledged in testimony last week. Comey, for his part, said Thursday: "Lordy, I hope there are tapes".
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Some of the marines perished in a fire ignited by the militants at the height of the fighting, military officials said. Embassy in the Philippines confirmed the move in a statement released to several media outlets.
Comey said that because his writings were unclassified, he felt he could share them with the media.
His hunch was correct, and the very next day former FBI director Bob Mueller was appointed to be a special counsel overseeing the investigation.
"I didn't say that", Trump said to a question about Comey's remarks that the president had asked him stop the Flynn probe.
Comey said he responded that what he could offer was "honesty".
"Obviously, if there was any American, including the president, who tried to interfere in the election or to try to do an obstruction of justice, that would be very important to know", Lankford said in an interview on CBS' " Face the Nation".
He said the FBI became "aware of facts that I can't discuss in an open setting that would make (Sessions') continued engagement in a Russia-related investigation problematic".
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