Former FBI director Jim Comey testifies before Senate

Former FBI Director James Comey, second right, moves from an open hearing to a closed hearing during a break in testimony before the Senate intelligence committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington. Comey said President Donald Trump pressured him to drop the FBI’s investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and demanded Comey’s loyalty during the one-on-one meetings he had with president.

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June 8, 2017 6:56 AM PT

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Former FBI Director James Comey appears before the Senate intelligence committee on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

James Comey testifies before Senate committee

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate intelligence committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate intelligence committee hearing in Washington on June 8, 2017.

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Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate intelligence committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington. The fired director repeated explosive allegations that President Donald Trump badgered him over the highly sensitive investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election.

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Former FBI Director James Comey takes the oath before he testifies during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey is greeted by Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., at the beginning of the Senate intelligence committee hearing on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., center, vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., chairman of the intelligence committee, greet former FBI Director James Comey, left, as he arrives to testify during an intelligence committee hearing June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey listens to the committee chairman at the beginning of the Senate intelligence committee hearing on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify before the Senate intelligence committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., center, and other senators arrive for testimony by former FBI Director James Comey at a Senate intelligence committee hearing in Washington on June 8, 2017.

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Ousted FBI Director James Comey’s seat at the witness table before a hearing of the Senate intelligence committee on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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People arrive for a hearing with ousted FBI director James Comey before the Senate intelligence committee on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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People wait in line outside the hearing room to attend a Senate intelligence committee hearing with testimony by former FBI Director James Comey on June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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