Comey was true to himself, unlike Barr and Rosenstein
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Former FBI Director James Comey made news on two fronts at a CNN town hall Thursday: he concluded that President Donald Trump might well be compromised by the Russian government, and he offered a blistering assessment of top Justice Department leaders William Barr and Rod Rosenstein.
Asked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper whether it is possible the Russians have leverage over Trump, Comey responded with a terse “yes.”
The President’s relationship with the Kremlin has been the subject of much debate, with some lawmakers going so far as to suggest Trump might be a foreign asset. The White House has insisted such allegations are absurd.
But Comey’s speculation Thursday night mirrors that of experts who point to a series of concerning interactions between the President and Russia. These include Trump publicly encouraging the Russians to attempt to steal Hillary Clinton’s emails, as well as countless contacts between people in Trump’s close orbit and the Kremlin. They also include the President’s attempt to interfere in the FBI’s Russia investigation by asking the FBI director to drop the investigation into fired national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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