Former FBI director James Comey is set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday morning. Events leading up to the testimony – as well as information, including<\/b>
\nFormer FBI director James Comey is set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday morning.
Events leading up to the testimony – as well as information, including Comey\u2019s prepared statement released Wednesday have been unfolding over the past few months.
Here\u2019s what you can read to better understand Thursday\u2019s testimony, which will air and be live-streamed at 7 a.m. PST Thursday.
\u2022 James Comey hearing: When and where to watch on TV and the Internet
On May 9, President Donald Trump abruptly fired the then FBI director Comey. At the time, reasons for the cut were mixed, which spurred rumors and political storms.
\u2022 Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey – Los Angeles Daily News
\u2022 Trump fires FBI Director Comey, setting off U. S. political storm – Reuters
At the time of the firing, Comey was leading an investigation into Russia\u2019s possible involvement with the 2016 election. This prompted some — if not, many — to wonder if Trump fired Comey in order to stop investigations and talks of Russia.
\u2022 Days before firing, Comey asked for more resources for Russia inquiry – New York Times
The memos
While Comey was working with Trump, he took down memos, or notes, of remarks that stuck with him at meetings with the president.
One memo, regarding the federal investigation into Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, reportedly says this: \u201cI hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go, \u201d Trump told Comey. \u201cHe is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.\u201d
\u2022 Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation – New York Times
\u2022 Comey documented \u2018everything he could remember\u2019 after Trump conversations – CNN
Posted on the U. S. Senate site Wednesday, a prepared statement shows what Comey plans to say tomorrow while testifying.
\u2022 Read the document here .
Takeaways from the document include Comey\u2019s plans to testify that Trump pressured him to say that he wasn\u2019 t under investigation, as the New York Times and The Independent write.
\u2022 Comey to Testify Trump Pressured Him to Say He Wasn\u2019 t Under Investigation – New York Times
\u2022 James Comey confirms Trump tried to make him drop probe into Flynn\u2019s Russia ties and pledge loyalty – The Independent
Others, like Fox News, see important takeaways as being the president urged \u201cloyalty\u201d and the beginning of the document says that Comey told Trump the president was not the focus of the FBI\u2019s Russia investigation.
\u2022 5 Highlights from James Comey\u2019s prepared senate testimony – Fox News
Some wonder what impact, if any, James Comey\u2019s testimony will have on Trump\u2019s presidency and whether it could be a step toward impeachment. Several news organizations have tried to outline what Comey\u2019s hearing means and what could come next for Trump.
\u2022 Did Trump obstruct justice? – Politico
\u2022 Who is James Comey, former FBI director, and why might he lead to Trump\u2019s impeachment? – Telegraph UK
Other political opinions say that impeachment rumors are too outlandish
\u2022 Comey: Yes, Trump Is Shady. No, He Never Obstructed Justice – The Federalist
\u2022 Comey Confirms He Thrice Told Trump He Was Not Being Investigated – The Federalist<\/p>\n

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