Senator cotton. Mr. Comey you encouraged the president to release the tapes, did you encourage the department of justice of your friend at columbia or mr. Mueller to release. Sure. You said you did not record your conversations with president obama or president bush in memos. Did you do so with attorney general sessions or any other member of d. O. J. Or mr. Trump . No. Did you report with any uh other Obama Department of justice. Not that i recall. In your statement for the record you cite nine private conversations with the president , three meetings and two phone calls, four phone calls that are not discussed in your statement for the record. What happened in those phone calls . The president called me, i believe, shortly before he was inaugurated as a followup to our conversation, private conversation on january 6. He just wanted the to reiterate his rejection of the allegation and talk about hed thought about it more, and why he thought it wasnt true, the verified unverified and s
Senator cotton. Mr. Comey youre encouraged the president to release the tapes. Will you encourage the department of justice or your friend at colombia or mr. Mueller to release your notes . Sure. You said you did not record your conversations with president obama or president bush in memos. Did you do so with Jeff Sessions or any other Senior Member of the Trump Department of justice . No. I think it im sorry. Did you record conversations and memos with attorney general lynch or another Senior Member of the Obama Department of justice. No, not that i recall. In your statement for the record you site nine private conversations with the president , three meetings and four phone calls not discussed in your statement for the record. What happened to those phone calls . The president called me i believe shortly before he was inaugurated as a followup to our conversation, private conversation on january the 6th. He just wanted to reiterate his rejection of the allegation and talk about he th
Franklin d. Roosevelt president ial library and museum in hyde park, new york, sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan. This was the scene thursday as jameseff comey arrived and testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Investigating russian interference in the 2016 elections. He is being greeted by richard burr and vice chair, mark warner. This hearing is about two hours and 41 minutes. Calling this hearing to order. Director comey i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today. Director comey, i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today. And more importantly for thank you for your dedicated service and leadership to the federal bureau of investigation. Your appearance today speaks to the trust we have built over the years, and im looking forward to a very open and candid discussion today. Id like to remind my colleagues, that we will reconvene in closed session at 1 00 p. M. Today. And i ask that you reserve for that venue any questio
1941. He was still president of the United States so it became the northern oval office. He had an incredibly inquisitive mind. There are 914 books in this room alone. Every book was selected by fdr to be in this room. It is also identical to the way it was on the day that fdr died. Nothing has changed. Watch q a from the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum in hyde park, new york tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan. Can his first public appearance since being fired, james comey told lawmakers this past week he believes he was let go by President Trump because of the Ongoing Investigation into russian interference during the 2016 president ial election. Mr. Comey was asked about private conversations he had with the president , and his reasons for disclosing the content of those meetings to the press. This Senate Intelligence Committee Hearings is just over two and half hours. Call this hearing to order. Director comey, i appreciate your willingness to appear before the com
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