Former FBI Director James Comey will testify next week in Senate Intelligence Committee hearing – unless the White House blocks him
Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee next week
Comey has claimed Trump asked him to ease off an investigation of former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn
Testimony is expected to substantiate that accusation
Trump has cited Comey’s ‘poor, poor performance’ and handling of the Clinton email investigation among the reasons for his firing
White House could block Comey’s testimony in the interest of keeping Trump’s conversations private – and courts have protected that privilege
By DAVID MARTOSKO, US POLITICAL EDITOR
DailyMail.com
1 June 2017
Former FBI Director James Comey has a date with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee next week to testify in a hearing about alleged ties between Donald Trump’s campaign and agents of the Russian government.
But Comey’s participation in the June 8 hearing could be blocked if the Trump administration decides to invoke executive privilege to muzzle him.
Comey, whom Trump fired last month, plans to corroborate his claim that Trump personally pressured him to squelch an investigation of former national security advisor Mike Flynn.
Special counsel Robert Mueller has cleared Comey to testify, but courts have historically upheld the White House’s right to keep presidents’ conversations private.
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