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Fired FBI director James Comey describes as very "disturbing" requests by President Donald Trump that he drop an investigation into a former national security advisor's ties to Russia. SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump shrugs off his possible indictment as he uses his first presidential campaign rally for the 2024 election to take aim at his political opponents. He tells the crowd in Waco, Texas that he is being investigated for something that "is not a crime, not a misdemeanor, not an affair." SOUNDBITE
Former FBI Director James Comey gave an interview to the Guardian. In the interview he eviscerated President Donald Trump, his supporters, and the Republican Party. He described the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol as the US's "Chernobyl." Comey said the riots were the result of a breakdown in the country's checks and balances caused by Trump. Comey has been forthright about the president in recent days. According to Business Insider Comey has reservations about giving Trump post-presidential intelligence briefings.
The FBI categorizes white supremacy underneath a broader category, called 'racially motivated violent extremism.' The National Defense Authorization Act required the FBI to report on US domestic terrorism, and how it and the Department of Homeland Security counter it. But according to Business Insider, the report, which was due in June 2020, is now four months overdue. The FBI says one part of the legally mandated report is being reviewed by other agencies; the other is incomplete. The agency blames the pandemic. However, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson says he thinks the delay is due to something else entirely. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) says he thinks it's because the report 'would not be viewed favorably' by the Trump administration. I think [FBI Director Christopher] Wray understands that if he wades too far in the water around this subject, he might drown, or get fired, to be honest. US Rep. Bennie Thompson Chairman, House Homeland Security Committee
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called the New York Times newspaper a "garbage paper" at his rally at the Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut on Saturday.
Speaking in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Wednesday, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took a jibe at Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and his possible choice for vice-president choice, Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie.
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