"And there would be nothing wrong if I did say it according to everybody that I read today, but I did not say that". The president specifically denied asking Comey for his "loyalty" early in Trump's term.
"I would be fine with issuing a subpoena", Collins said.
QUESTION: He did say under oath that you told him to let the Flynn - you said you hoped the Flynn investigation, he could let go. "Who would do that?" And he made sure that his version of events would be disseminated at a time convenient for Comey - say, after the president threatened him with the existence of recordings of their conversation, or upon the appointment of a special prosecutor, or perhaps during a Senate hearing. After one of Trump's tweets threatening there might be tapes of his conversations, Comey told the senators he woke up in the middle of the night and had a strategy session with himself.
And then on Friday el Predisente tweeted that Comey's testimony provided "total and complete vindication". "Remember how nice you used to be before I ran?"
In an investigation where Comey not only serves as the president's main antagonist but in which the FBI figures to factor in to the findings, why would Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appoint the former director of the FBI to investigate a matter so heavily pertaining to the credibility of the organization Mueller once led?
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller attends the ceremonial swearing-in of FBI Director James Comey at the FBI Headquarters on October 28, 2013. In a tweet, Trump called Comey a "leaker".
The country is in the midst of one such renewal, trying to determine whether United States president Donald Trump or his people have a "special" relationship with Russian Federation.
Trump invited to testify about interactions with Comey
Trump stopped short of saying that Comey lied under oath at the hearing , which occurred a month after Trump fired him on May 9. Trump said he never asked Comey for a pledge of loyalty and never told Comey he hoped the investigation of Flynn would go away.
Separately, Trump's private counsel, Marc Kasowitz, indicated Friday his client may file formal complaints next week with the Justice Department protesting Comey's handling of memos he wrote immediately after his conversations with the president. "I will tell you about it over a very short period of time". "I don't think the Republicans would impeach him, but it doesn't mean the Democrats couldn't heighten congressional scrutiny on the president and push the Republicans into a stature where they are forced to ask questions". Before Karl could ask his question, Trump started musing aloud. And some of the things that he said just weren't true. Mike Conaway and Adam Schiff asked the White House to definitively say whether or not there are any tapes and if there are, to hand them over to the intel committee.
The idea that the Trump administration had considered bringing Mueller back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation underscores the difficulty they had in finding a replacement for the fired Comey - as well as Mueller's sterling reputation among both Democrats and Republicans in Washington.
Mr Comey accused Mr Trump of firing him to try to undermine the bureau's investigation into possible collusion between his 2016 presidential campaign team and Russian Federation.
Kasowitz also maintained that the testimony made clear that Trump "never, in form or substance, directed or suggested that Mr. Comey stop investigating anyone".
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: One hundred percent. Trump said at joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.
Standing with the president of Romania, a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation partner, Mr Trump at last confirmed his commitment to the alliance's mutual defence pact, Article 5, uttering words he deliberately did not say when he spoke at Nato's gathering in Belgium last month.
"The way that it was handled, with no follow-up, with no other press, with no other return to that topic, It looks like what I called a pretty light touch" Lankford also said on Face the Nation in reference to the February 14 conversation.
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