Sen. Mark Warner calls alleged Trump pressure on Comey "unthinkable"
Sen. Mark Warner calls alleged Trump pressure on Comey "unthinkable"
By Emily Tillett CBS News June 4, 2017, 1:31 PM
WASHINGTON -- Ahead of former FBI Director James Comey's much-anticipated testimony, Sen. Mark Warner said Sunday that if President Donald Trump did in fact ask Comey to "in effect, back off of at least the investigation" into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, "it would be unthinkable."
In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation," Warner, D-Virginia, also said that "no matter what you thought about Jim Comey, the fact that the president disparaged him with comments in front of the Russians is just unacceptable." According to a summary of a meeting Mr. Trump had with Russian officials that was obtained by The New York Times, Mr. Trump said that firing Comey relieved "great pressure" on him and called Comey "crazy" and "a real nut job."
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By Emily Tillett CBS News June 4, 2017, 1:31 PM
WASHINGTON -- Ahead of former FBI Director James Comey's much-anticipated testimony, Sen. Mark Warner said Sunday that if President Donald Trump did in fact ask Comey to "in effect, back off of at least the investigation" into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, "it would be unthinkable."
In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation," Warner, D-Virginia, also said that "no matter what you thought about Jim Comey, the fact that the president disparaged him with comments in front of the Russians is just unacceptable." According to a summary of a meeting Mr. Trump had with Russian officials that was obtained by The New York Times, Mr. Trump said that firing Comey relieved "great pressure" on him and called Comey "crazy" and "a real nut job."
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