FBI director James Comey

Transcript: James Comey's Full Interview With Steve Inskeep And Carrie Johnson

8:56am April 17, 2018

Nearly a year after President Trump fired James Comey, the former FBI director has a new memoir, A Higher Loyalty. He talked to NPR about the book and his decisions in the run-up to the 2016 election.

The Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, begins on Friday. President Trump will not attend as initially planned; Vice President Pence will go in his place.

Summit Of The Americas Begins, Minus 1 American: Trump

5:00am April 13, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump abruptly scrapped plans to attend a hemispheric summit meeting in South America this weekend. The White House says Vice President Pence will go in Trump's place.

Leading members of the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, Republican Rep. Mike Conaway (left) and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, said Thursday that the committee is not satisfied with the White House response to whether there are tapes or

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House Intelligence Committee Threatens White House With Subpoena

7:17pm June 29, 2017

by Miles Parks

The two lawmakers leading the committee's Russia investigation said Thursday that they aren't satisfied with President Trump's response to its request regarding former FBI Director James Comey.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Trump attend the 36th annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on May 15 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Reports: AG Sessions Offered To Resign Amid Trump Anger At Recusal

10:53pm June 06, 2017

by Shirley Henry

Sessions was among Trump's most ardent supporters in 2016, but according to reports from ABC News and others, the president remains furious with his choice to recuse himself from Russia inquiries.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a speech in April.

Recused And Accused: Critics Say Sessions Should Have Stayed Out Of Comey Firing

5:00am May 12, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Attorney General Sessions' recommendation that President Trump fire the FBI Director has raised eyebrows. Sessions had promised to keep his distance from an investigation of last year's campaign.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Senators from both parties are scrambling to react to President Trump's surprise dismissal of FBI Director James Comey.

After Comey Firing, Calls For Independent Probe Come In Lots Of Flavors

4:16pm May 10, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The FBI director's firing has sparked new calls for an independent probe into Russia's election hacking and possible ties to the Trump campaign. Here are the shapes such an investigation could take.

James Comey's March 20 testimony on Capitol Hill contradicted some of the president's positions. It was the first time he publicly acknowledged the FBI investigation into possible ties between Trump associates and Russia.

Suspicious Timing And Convenient Reasoning For Trump's Firing Of Comey

3:09pm May 10, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump summarily fired the FBI director, giving little reasoning except for a memo from a Justice Department official who criticized James Comey's handling of the Clinton email probe.

House Intelligence Chair Says He Doesn't Believe Trump Tower Was Wiretapped

5:28pm March 15, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Lawmakers are increasingly skeptical of President Trump's claims, but they want the Justice Department to answer whether it has been investigating the Trump campaign.

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, seen here walking toward the Oval Office in January, had been in touch with the FBI over media reports about Trump associates and contacts with Russia, according to a senior administration official.

White House Asked FBI To Publicly Refute Reports Trump Associates Had Russia Contacts

4:35pm February 24, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Director James Comey refused to publicly respond to the media reports even as he dismissed them privately, a senior administration official says. The official says the FBI initiated the discussion.

FBI Director James Comey (left) and National Intelligence Director James Clapper testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Tuesday.

FBI's Comey Says Russia Also 'Harvested' Data From Republicans

5:25pm January 10, 2017

by Philip Ewing

The FBI director, appearing with other top U.S. intelligence chiefs at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, said Russia targeted Republican National Committee Web domains no longer in use.