James B. Comey: Testimony: Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Testifies regarding President Donald J. Trump before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - Tapa blanda

FBI Director vs. the President?

On June 8, 2017, in an unprecedented moment of history, former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey testified before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Fired only one month before, he spoke at length about his relationship with President Donald J. Trump, Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton, and much more.

Was it merely political theatre? Sour grapes? Patriotic duty on display? Now you can decide for yourself.

Here, in his own words, is the full testimony of James B. Comey, as recorded for history.

Included Inside:

James Comey’s Full Statement for the Record

Public Testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee

James B. Comey was the seventh director of the FBI, serving from September 4, 2013 under President Barak H. Obama through May 9, 2017 under President Donald J. Trump.

A Yonkers, New York native, James Comey graduated from the College of William & Mary and the University of Chicago Law School. Following law school, Comey served as an assistant United States attorney for both the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of Virginia. Comey returned to New York to become the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 2003, he became the deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Comey left DOJ in 2005 to serve as general counsel and senior vice president at defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Five years later, he joined Bridgewater Associates, a Connecticut-based investment fund, as its general counsel.