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Reminder: The FBI sent Sen. Chuck Grassley a letter correcting James Comey’s testimony on same day he was fired

By Emily Jashinsky
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Reminder: The FBI sent Sen. Chuck Grassley a letter correcting James Comey’s testimony on same day he was fired

On the same day he was fired by President Trump, the FBI sent a letter correcting statements made by the agency’s now-former Director James Comey during his recent testimony before Congress.

Though Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein did not cite that particular instance in his memorandum to Trump regarding the former director, both Rosenstein’s memo and the FBI’s letter were sent on the same day. The FBI letter and the Rosenstein memo both raised questions about Comey’s credibility as well, though the latter did so more directly than the former.

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