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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis, speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House,
Friday, June 9, 2017, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Trump Punches Back, Accuses Comey of Lying to Congress

By JILL COLVIN accused James Comey of a matter at the heart of Trump campaign. He further denied ever ask-
CALVIN WOODWARD lying to Congress and said the conflicting accounts He asserted that nothing in ing Comey for his “loyalty,”
Associated Press he was “100 percent” will- of what passed between Comey’s testimony to the contradicting Comey’s
WASHINGTON (AP) — ing to testify under oath them at a time when Com- Senate pointed to collusion detailed sworn testimony
Punching back a day after about their conversations. ey was leading an FBI inves- with Russia or obstruction of about a private dinner the
his fired FBI director’s dam- Trump cryptically refused to tigation into Russia’s inter- justice. “Yesterday showed two men had in the White
aging testimony, President say whether those private ference in the presidential no collusion, no obstruc- House.
Donald Trump on Friday exchanges were taped — election and its ties to the tion,” Trump said. Continued on page 3

GOP Shrugs Off Comey Revelations, Sticks with Trump

By ERICA WERNER Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on concern from the top Republican officials,
AP Congressional Correspondent Friday boasted of the GOP’s accomplish- donors and business leaders who gathered
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI chief he fired ments under Trump thus far, and promised largely behind closed doors in Park City, Utah,
called the president a liar, but the response more to come, making no mention of Comey for a conference hosted by former presiden-
from many Republicans was a collective in a speech. A group of House conservatives tial candidate Mitt Romney.
shrug. The GOP still needs Donald Trump if it discussed taxes and the budget, with no ref- “The people in this room, who give money to
has any hope of accomplishing its legislative erence to Comey or the federal investigations the Republican Party and who are focused
agenda and winning elections, and it’s going into Russia’s election meddling and possible on helping get Republicans elected, they do
to take more than James Comey’s testimony collusion with the Trump campaign. it because they believe in an agenda,” Spen-
to shake them. Elsewhere, there were few outward signs of cer Zwick, Continued on page 3