James Comey's Hearing In The Senate: The Great Unpacking

Former FBI director James Comey accused the TRUMP administration of lies at a long-awaited public hearing before the US Senate Intelligence Commission in Washington, DC on June 8, 2017.

It was a high tension day for Donald Trump. Four top intelligence officials were interviewed Wednesday by the Senate's intelligence commission on Russia's role in the US election campaign. This Thursday, it was the turn of the former director of the FBI James Comey, brutally dismissed by the American president on May 9 last. In particular, James Comey revealed the pressure he felt to abandon his investigation.

United States: Former FBI Chief Confirms Trump Pressured

US President Donald Trump (G) and former FBI director James Comey (G).

The preliminary statement of James Comey was made public by Congress. This is the text that the former director of the FBI will read on Thursday, June 8, before being questioned by parliamentarians who investigate the Russian affair and its many ramifications. The hearing of James Comey is highly anticipated, as its consequences could be devastating for Donald Trump.

Former FBI Chief To Testify Publicly In Senate

As tensions grow in Washington, the former FBI director, dismissed without notice ten days ago by Donald Trump, agreed to be heard at a public hearing in the US Senate, The powerful Intelligence Commission. James Comey's expeditious return on May 9 when his services were investigating possible links between members of Donald Trump's campaign team and Moscow had shaken Washington, replicas of this extremely rare decision for a US president still shaking the White House.