- Republican oversight and judiciary chairs release document
- Transcript of near-seven-hour hearing runs to 235 pages
The transcripts of the former FBI director James Comey’s testimony at Friday’s closed-door hearing have been released, bringing forth insights into the early stages of the FBI’s Russia inquiry and whether Comey was on “hugging and kissing” terms with special counsel Robert Mueller, as claimed by Donald Trump.
Comey said the FBI launched investigations into four Americans in July 2016 into whether they helped Russia’s alleged efforts to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. He did not identify the people being investigated but that they “had some connection to Mr Trump”. He confirmed Trump was not among the four.
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