James Comey clashes with Mark Meadows over DOJ inspector general report: ‘@ me next time, bruh’

By Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin

Published August 2, 2019 3:02am ET

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James Comey clashes with Mark Meadows over DOJ inspector general report: ‘@ me next time, bruh’ — Former FBI Director James Comey is blasting President Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" and his leadership of the country as "ego driven and about personal loyalty." Comey's comments come in a new book in which he casts Trump as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics and tried to pressure him regarding the investigation into Russian election interference. | (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Former FBI Director James Comey and Republican North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows clashed on Twitter over the impending Justice Department inspector general report on alleged surveillance abuses.

Meadows, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, suggested Comey has stayed out of the spotlight because he is nervous about the watchdog’s assessment.

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