In the moments leading up to the election and the intervening months since Donald Trump’s surprise victory, the actions of FBI Director James Comey have come under heavy scrutiny. From his decision not to alert the public about ongoing investigations on Trump to his bombshell letter about a possible Hillary Clinton scandal concerning a laptop for which he had yet to obtain a warrant to search, Comey has a lot to answer for.
The next item on the list appears to be a covert meeting with senators on Capitol Hill. According to RollCall.com:
“…it’s possible members of the Capitol Hill press corps only found out because he was spotted in the hallways and entered a secure room used for intelligence briefings.”
The FBI director’s meeting was not announced publicly, and he spoke with Senate leaders for more than two hours. Senators declined to even acknowledge the presence of the FBI director, and certainly not the substance of the meeting.
This comes at a time when General Michael Flynn, Trump’s national security advisor, has resigned his post amid concerns about involvement with Russian intelligence officials during and after the campaign, with the issue of President Obama’s sanctions against Russia for their interference in the 2016 election on the table.
The Trump administration has been less than forthcoming about Trump’s knowledge of Flynn’s actions, with White House advisor Kellyanne Conway saying that Trump fired Flynn because he had lost the trust of the President, but Trump himself saying that if Michael Flynn had not acted thusly, he would have ordered him to do so.
Much remains to be seen of the reason for Comey’s surprise visit right before the Congress goes into recess. Among those present at the meeting were Richard M. Burr, Intelligence Chairman; ranking member Mark Warner; and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.
Watch Trump address questions about Michael Flynn in his most recent press conference below:
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