Excerpts from Townhall
By: Katie Pavlich
Thursday, May 18, 2017
“In light of the New York Times story alleging President Donald Trump told FBI Director James Comey to stop the bureau's investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, testimony from a May 3 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is getting attention.
“According to Comey, who testified under oath, he was never pressured by Department of Justice officials to stop the investigation investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 presidential election.
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“HIRONO: ‘So if the Attorney General or senior officials at the Department of Justice opposes a specific investigation, can they halt that FBI investigation?’
“COMEY: ‘In theory yes.’
“HIRONO: ‘Has it happened?’
“COMEY: ‘Not in my experience. Because it would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose. I mean where oftentimes they give us opinions that we don’t see a case there and so you ought to stop investing resources in it. But I’m talking about a situation where we were told to stop something for a political reason, that would be a very big deal. It’s not happened in my experience.’
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“Last week during testimony … Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said there has been no interference in the FBI's Russia investigation since Comey was fired.
“’The work of the men and women of the FBI continues despite any changes in circumstance, any decisions. There has been no effort to impede our investigation to date,’ McCabe said.”
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