Comey blasts 'lies,' says he was fired over Russia probe
Friday, June 9, 2017
WASHINGTON -- Former FBI director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's ties to the Trump campaign, bluntly accusing the White House of spreading "lies, plain and simple."
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