Bernie Sanders to Comey: Get out

Published January 15, 2017 3:11pm ET



Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders believes Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Jim Comey should resign his position over his actions running up to the election, saying his departure would be good for the country.

Speaking on ABC Sunday, Sanders said Comey’s press conference in July on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server and his letter to Congress just days before the election were “outrageous” actions. While Sanders wouldn’t say Comey swung the election to President-elect Trump, he said in a tight election anything could have changed the outcome.

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