James Comey: Trump’s treason talk is a ‘dumb lie’

Published May 28, 2019 10:50pm ET



Former FBI Director James Comey flatly rejected President Trump’s claim that the bureau committed “treason” in its handling of the counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign.

In a sharply worded op-ed on Tuesday, Comey repeatedly assailed the “dumb lies” that claim there was a politically motivated effort to undermine Trump’s campaign.

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