GOP lawmakers optimistic they can shake off Comey drama

Published June 11, 2017 4:01am ET



House Republicans left Washington Thursday night relatively optimistic that they’d be able to shake off former FBI Director James Comey’s dramatic testimony and refocus on their agenda, confident that so far at least, no evidence has surfaced showing that President Trump was colluding with the Russians as they tried to influence the 2016 election.

That’s leaving many of them hopeful that they can start making progress on issues like tax reform, while their Senate colleagues continue to write a healthcare reform bill.

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