GOP congressman allegedly flips off reporter over Comey comment request

Congressman Darrell Issa, R-CA., reportedly gave a reporter the middle finger on Tuesday after she asked him to comment on the recent news regarding President Trump and former FBI director James Comey.


“I just asked @DarrellIssa abt the Comey news and he flicked me off – literally gave me the middle finger—and kept walking. Said nothing,” Politico reporter Rachael Bade tweeted Tuesday evening.

Reports broke on Tuesday that allege President Trump asked the former FBI director to drop the agency’s investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn.

Later Tuesday evening, Issa responded to Bade’s tweets by denying the incident and said there must have been a misunderstanding.


“I respect @Rachealmbade and worked with her for years. I know she must have seen or heard something to believe this happened, but it didn’t,” Issa Tweeted.

Congressman Issa serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and released a statement May 9 in support of the President’s recent decision to fire FBI director James Comey.

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