Republican Chairman Of Senate Intel Committee: ‘I am troubled’ By FBI Director Comey’s Firing
The Republican Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee responded Tuesday to Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey saying he is “troubled by the timing and reasoning of Director Comey’s termination.”
Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the FBI, abruptly terminating the leader of a massive criminal investigation into whether Trump’s associates colluded with the Russian agents to interfere with the election.
Here is the full statement from senator Richard Burr:
Statement from Senate Intel Chairman Burr on the Dismissal of FBI Director Comey
WASHINGTON – Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) today made the following statement on the dismissal of James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation:
“I am troubled by the timing and reasoning of Director Comey’s termination. I have found Director Comey to be a public servant of the highest order, and his dismissal further confuses an already difficult investigation by the Committee. In my interactions with the Director and with the Bureau under his leadership, he and the FBI have always been straightforward with our Committee. Director Comey has been more forthcoming with information than any FBI Director I can recall in my tenure on the congressional intelligence committees. His dismissal, I believe, is a loss for the Bureau and the nation.”
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