Donald Trump has attacked his former FBI Director James Comey in a tweet, calling the ousted official ‘very cowardly’ over the fact he allowed details of conversations they had to be shared publicly.
Donald Trump has blasted James Comey on Twitter, calling the ousted FBI Director a ‘coward’.
Trump, who was surprisingly subdued on social media when Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, made up for lost time on Sunday morning.
‘I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. Totally illegal? Very “cowardly!” the 70-year-old wrote.
His attack on Comey was in reference to the former FBI Director admitting during his testimony he leaked memos he had written about meetings with Trump.
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The 56-year-old said he sent accounts of his conversations to ‘a close friend’ and professor at Columbia Law School to get his story out after Trump fired him on May 9.
Comey hoped his records would prompt the appointment of a special counsel, which did happen, to oversee the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the election.
Daniel Richman, a professor of criminal law at Columbia, confirmed to Reuters he was the person referred to in Comey’s testimony.
Richman, who is listed as an adviser to Comey in his official biography on the school’s website, did not respond to further requests for comments.
During his time in office, Trump has raged against the press and its use of anonymous sources.
Following Comey’s testimony, Trump’s personal lawyer, Kasowitz, sharply criticized Comey for leaking what he called ‘privileged communications’ between the president and the then-FBI director.
‘Mr. Comey admitted that he unilaterally and surreptitiously made unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications with the President, ‘ Kasowitz said.
Fresh off attacking Comey on Sunday morning, Trump then turned his attention to another favored target – the Democrats.
‘The Democrats have no message, not on economics, not on taxes, not on jobs, not on failing #Obamacare. They are only OBSTRUCTIONISTS!’ he wrote.
