White House weighs blocking Comey's testimony
White House weighs blocking Comey's testimony
BY - Jordan Fabian THE HILL
The White House faces a dilemma over whether to try to block former FBI Director James Comey's highly anticipated testimony before Congress next week about his conversations with President Trump.
By scheduling a hearing next Thursday, the Senate Intelligence Committee is forcing Trump to decide if he wants to invoke executive privilege in an attempt to stop his fired FBI chief from speaking.
Comey is expected to be asked about a number of his private conversations with Trump, including one in which the president reportedly asked him to ease off an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn and another in which Trump allegedly asked for the law enforcement official's loyalty.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/whi...
BY - Jordan Fabian THE HILL
The White House faces a dilemma over whether to try to block former FBI Director James Comey's highly anticipated testimony before Congress next week about his conversations with President Trump.
By scheduling a hearing next Thursday, the Senate Intelligence Committee is forcing Trump to decide if he wants to invoke executive privilege in an attempt to stop his fired FBI chief from speaking.
Comey is expected to be asked about a number of his private conversations with Trump, including one in which the president reportedly asked him to ease off an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn and another in which Trump allegedly asked for the law enforcement official's loyalty.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/whi...
The WH really don't know what Comey is going to say and they don't want his words out there so, the American people can hear them. If you have nothing to hide, why run?