Comey told Trump 3 times that he wasn’t under investigation, but his refusal to publicly say so infuriated Trump
Allan Smith
” ’ ”Prior to the January 6 meeting, I discussed with the FBI’’s leadership team whether I should be prepared to assure Trump that we were not investigating him personally,” Comey said.
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