President Trump
Donald TrumpThe Memo: Biden comes out punching on COVID-19 Ex-Kansas state rep charged with fraud of more than 0K in COVID-19 relief money Medicare trustees sound alarm, but progressives press ahead with irresponsible Medicare expansion MORE on Sunday accused former FBI Director James Comey
James Brien ComeyGiuliani told investigators it was OK to 'throw a fake' during campaign DOJ watchdog unable to determine if FBI fed Giuliani information ahead of 2016 election Biden sister has book deal, set to publish in April MORE of lying under oath during questioning about anonymous sources.
“Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to [Sen. Chuck Grassley
Chuck GrassleyBiden's ATF nominee withdraws amid bipartisan pushback GOP hopes spending traps derail Biden agenda Democrats face big decision on agriculture in climate change fight MORE (R-Iowa)] when asked ‘have you ever been an anonymous source...or known someone else to be an anonymous source...?’” Trump wrote on Twitter.
“He said strongly ‘never, no.’ He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.”
Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G when asked “have you ever been an anonymous source...or known someone else to be an anonymous source...?” He said strongly “never, no.” He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018
The president on Saturday accused Comey of “lies” and “leaks” related to former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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Trump fired Comey last May in a move that triggered the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller
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Comey told a Senate panel last year that shortly after he was dismissed, he authorized "a close friend" to leak the contents of a memo to the press in order to prompt a special counsel investigation.
"I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter," Comey said. "I didn't do it myself for a variety of reasons but I asked him to because I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel."
Comey also told senators that Trump repeatedly tried to influence the FBI’s investigation into Russia's election interference.
He detailed multiple contacts with Trump, including a White House dinner during which Comey said Trump told him that he needed and expected his loyalty.
