Comey: Closed-door hearing should have been open
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(7 Dec 2018) House Republicans interviewed James Comey behind closed doors Friday, hauling the former FBI director to Capitol Hill one final time before they cede power to Democrats in January. In remarks to reporters, Comey said he expected to come back and testify again adding that he thought the hearing should have been open. "When you read the transcript you will see that we are talking again about Hillary Clinton's emails, for heaven's sake," he said. House Republicans are questioning Comey on decisions made by the Justice Department during the 2016 presidential election. Democrats will also attend the interview. Republicans argue that department officials were biased against Donald Trump as they started an investigation into his campaign's ties with Russia and cleared Democrat Hillary Clinton in a separate probe into her email use. Earlier, Republican lawmakers who stepped outside while the questioning was underway indicated they weren't satisfied and might try to bring him back another day. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c2d95829bd6665fcae45ebac1b54e55f
