The 2016 election. Is this the beginning of another watergate . Senate democrats are calling for a special prosecutor. If Deputy Attorney general rosenstein does not appoint an independent special prosecutor, every american will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director comey was part of a coverup. Amy we will spend the hours between two Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Glenn Greenwald of the intercept about the firing off comey, the future of the fbi, and more. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump fired fbi director james comey tuesday , only weeks after comey confirmed the fbi was investigating whether Trumps Campaign collaborated with russia to sway the 2016 election. I have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial elect
The 2016 election. Is this the beginning of another watergate . Senate democrats are calling for a special prosecutor. If Deputy Attorney general rosenstein does not appoint an independent special prosecutor, every american will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director comey was part of a coverup. Amy we will spend the hours between two Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Glenn Greenwald of the intercept about the firing off comey, the future of the fbi, and more. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump fired fbi director james comey tuesday , only weeks after comey confirmed the fbi was investigating whether Trumps Campaign collaborated with russia to sway the 2016 election. I have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial elect
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Southbound lanes of gw parkway. Two cars collided near the exit to Reagan National airport. That was around 3 30 this morning. Those lanes were shut down for 0 minute. Everything is open right now. And happening now. Maryland state Police Investigating an overnight crash on the best way. This the mangled scene 11 45 last night aft crash between mercedyes benz and honda civic it happened outer loop river road exit. Three men were taken to the hospitalment were told they will be okay. Hard to believe after that damage. Crash over nights in Prince George county two cars collided on Martin Luther in mitchellville. 10 30 it happened last night. One woman rushed to the hospital in critical cond condition. More on the fallout from firing of former fbi director james comby. He heard about his termination watching about it live on tell snrition os avrption less. He landed dulles over ov in the meantime the president decision sending shockwaves throughout d. C. Both with democrats and republican
Singing a different tune. I was not his fan, but ill tell you what, what he did, he brought back his reputation. He brought it back. Hes got to hang tough. This is a lot of people want him to do the wrong thing. What he did was the right thing. Comey is the third person involved in the Russian White house investigation who has been fired. Sally yates was dismissed january 30 after she refused to defend the first draft of his travel ban. New york based u. S. Attorney was fired in march after he refused his request to resign along with 45 other u. S. Attorneys across the country. Received regular intelligence briefing, but was not making daytoday decisions in the Russian White house investigation. Calls are growing for a special prosecutor or independent commission to look into the white house russian connection. Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer is one of several democrats asking for that tough action. California democratic congressman, adam the firing brazen interference in a crimi