Comey confirms telling Trump he was not under investigation

Published June 7, 2017 6:17pm ET



Former FBI Director James Comey said in testimony he’ll deliver to the Senate on Thursday that he told President-elect Trump he was not under investigation, confirming Trump’s recollection of the event.

In a May letter describing his decision to fire Comey, Trump said he appreciated that Comey told him “on three separate occasions” that Trump was not under investigation personally. Instead, the FBI was looking at Russia’s meddling in the election.

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