Trump lawyer: Comey remarks leave Trump feeling 'totally vindicated'

Donald Trump.
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Former FBI Director James Comey hasn't given his much-anticipated testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee yet, but after looking at the opening statement by Comey released ahead of Thursday's hearing, President Trump's personal attorney is claiming an early victory.

"The president is pleased that Mr. Comey has finally publicly confirmed his private reports that the president was not under investigation in any Russian probe," Trump's lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, said in a statement. "The president feels completely and totally vindicated. He is eager to continue to move forward with his agenda."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.