James Comey Will Reportedly Testify Before Congress After All (If It’s Public)

Comey Declined Closed-Door Session

Following the White House’s elaborate, political game of “Who’s on first?” this week surrounding who decided to fire James Comey and when, the now former FBI Director decided not to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee behind closed doors to discuss the matter.

According to The New York Times, however, a close associate of Comey has revealed that he is in fact willing to testify—in a public hearing.

The report follows Donald Trump’s threat, made under 140 characters, that “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!”

It was a tweet that, as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer frequently suggests, “speaks for itself.”

Comey, now a private citizen and a potential witness who’s been threatened by the President of the United States, has been silent on the matter himself. According to NBC News, however, Comey “hopes there are tapes,” with a source adding “that would be perfect.”

Should Comey testify, he’ll likely face questions surrounding the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, of which the Deputy Attorney General now reportedly does not believe requires a special prosecutor, as well as his sudden firing.

 

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