White House: Trump has confidence in Comey ‘at this time’

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer offered a what appeared to be a lukewarm endorsement of FBI Director James Comey on Monday, hours after the top intelligence official confirmed that his agency is investigating possible connections between President Trump and the Russian government.

Asked if Trump maintains “complete confidence” in Comey as head of the FBI, Spicer said, “there is no reason to believe that he doesn’t at this time.”

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