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Former FBI director James Comey recounts a series of conversations with President Donald Trump as he testifies before the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Comey alleges Trump repeatedly pressed him for his “loyalty” and directly pushed him to “lift
the cloud” of investigation by declaring publicly the president was not the target of the probe into his campaign’s Russia ties.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Comey Says he Was Fired over Russia Probe, Blasts ‘Lies’

WASHINGTON (AP) — For- White House of spreading investigation. Comey’s distrust that had soured made clear that he inter-
mer FBI Director James “lies, plain and simple.” testimony, at a hugely an- their relationship before his preted Trump’s request to
Comey asserted Thurs- Comey also revealed that ticipated congressional stunning firing last month. end an investigation into
day that President Donald he’d orchestrated the pub- hearing that captured the In occasionally explosive his former national security
Trump fired him to interfere lic release of information country’s attention, provid- statements, Comey por- adviser as an order coming
with his investigation of Rus- about his private conver- ed a gripping account of trayed Trump as a chief from the president.
sia’s ties to the Trump cam- sations with the president his interactions with Trump executive dismissive of the
paign, bluntly accusing the in an effort to further the and underscored the deep FBI’s independence and Continued on Page 2