Trump’s attorney responds to James Comey’s testimony

Published June 8, 2017 6:11pm ET



President Trump’s lawyer counterattacked against James Comey, Tuesday, suggesting the sacked FBI Director be investigated for leaking privileged information about his conversations at the White House.

In a dramatic statement in the wake of Comey’s blockbuster testimony on Capitol Hill, attorney Marc Kasowitz told a crowded press conference, “Of course, the office of the president is entitled to expect loyalty from those who are serving in an administration, and, from before this president took office to this day, it is overwhelmingly clear that there have been and continue to be those in government who are actively attempting to undermine this administration with selective and illegal leaks of classified information and privileged communications. Mr. Comey has now admitted that he is one of these leakers.”

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