James Comey to reveal details of FBI’s Donald Trump and Russia investigation today
The day is now upon us. It was originally believed that FBI Director James Comey’s first comments on the FBI investigation into Donald Trump and Russia would take place during House Intelligence Committee hearings on March 20th. But last night Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse revealed that Comey long ago secretly agreed to testify about Trump-Russia today, March 15th, during Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearings.
The official Senate website lists the hearing in question as being held by the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, and it’s described as “Hearings to examine the Modus Operandi and toolbox of Russia and other autocracies for undermining democracies throughout the world.” But Senator Whitehouse went into greater detail about the hearing last night, revealing to CNN that Comey told him and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham weeks ago that he would officially confirm or deny the existence of an FBI investigation into Trump-Russia during the hearings, and provide details. Of course it’s already known that there are at least three concurrent FBI investigations relating to Trump and Russia.
Nearly four weeks ago, Reuters confirmed the three FBI investigations. Two of them are into Russian interference in the election, and the third is into Donald Trump’s finances as they relate to Russia. So unless that Reuters report was completely faulty, which is highly unlikely, it means James Comey will officially confirm these three FBI investigations today.
We’re still attempting to track down whether these subcommittee hearings will be open to the public and/or televised, as the Senate calendar has provided no guidance on the matter. However, if James Comey confirms to the subcommittee that the FBI is indeed investigating Donald Trump and Russia, it’s likely that the Democratic Senators on the subcommittee will quickly relay as much to the media. The hearing begins at 2:30pm eastern time. Contribute to Palmer Report
