Joe.My.God. LGBT News
The hearing is still underway at this writing but let’s pull out the bit that may end up getting the most attention. NBC News reports:
Fired FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday that he was “confused” and “concerned” when President Donald Trump told the public he was firing him for undermining the morale of the agency he had led since 2013. “Those were lies, plain and simple,” Comey said.
The Trump Administration, he said, “chose to defame me and, more importantly, the FBI by saying that the organization was in disarray, that it was poorly led, that the workforce had lost confidence in its leader.”
Comey also said that while he didn’t want to express an opinion on whether Trump was seeking to obstruct the ongoing investigation into Russians meddling into the presidential election, he is “sure” the special counsel, Robert Mueller, will be examining that.
Comey: “My impression is something big is about to happen. I need to remember every word that is spoken.”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 8, 2017
Flashback: Trump’s own bankruptcy lawyers say he lies so much they could only meet with him in pairshttps://t.co/YEo5d62sTo
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) June 8, 2017
Nothing big here, just a former FBI director directly and repeatedly calling the president of the United States a liar.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 8, 2017
To translate: Even before many dealings w/ Trump, Comey knew from watching him that he was a habitual (and dangerous) liar. Wow.
— Frank Bruni (@FrankBruni) June 8, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Comey: Trump administration chose to `defame' me and FBI using `lies, plain and simple'
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 8, 2017