7 eye-popping revelations from James Comey's extraordinary statement

This is just remarkable

James Comey.
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Hours ahead of fired FBI Director James Comey's congressional hearing Thursday morning, the Senate Intelligence Committee released an early preview of Comey's opening statement. The statement, in which Comey confirms several previous leaks and media reports surrounding President Trump's conversations with Comey regarding the ongoing Russia probe, also provides extraordinary atmospheric details on these conversations, beginning with their Jan. 11 meeting at Trump Tower, and running through their final phone call on April 11.

Trump fired Comey on May 9.

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