--- title: Mitch McConnell Speaks After Trump Fires Comey: Watch Online description: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to speak after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Watch live here canonical: https://time.com/4773694/mitch-mcconnell-senate-donald-trump-james-comey-watch-online/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-10T13:30:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:50:31.874Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Mitch McConnell Speaks After President Trump Fires James Comey og:description: The Senate Majority Leader was expected to address his colleagues Wednesday morning og:url: https://time.com/4773694/mitch-mcconnell-senate-donald-trump-james-comey-watch-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bd36d61403eb7e8/6988ccb6cd1bba2f71705216/mitch-mcconnell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Mitch McConnell og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Mitch McConnell Speaks After President Trump Fires James Comey twitter:description: The Senate Majority Leader was expected to address his colleagues Wednesday morning twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bd36d61403eb7e8/6988ccb6cd1bba2f71705216/mitch-mcconnell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Mitch McConnell Speaks After President Trump Fires James Comey by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 10, 2017 1:30 PM UTC  Mitch McConnell talks to reporters before the vote to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 7, 2017. Mitch McConnell talks to reporters before the vote to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 7, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite—AP by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 10, 2017 1:30 PM UTC Senate Majority Leader [Mitch McConnell](http://time.com/4763816/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-filibuster/) is set speak in Congress on Wednesday, the morning after President [Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey](http://time.com/4773423/james-comey-fired-donald-trump-fbi-backfire/). Politicians [across the spectrum](http://time.com/4773409/james-comey-donald-trump-congress-chuck-schumer/) received the news with apprehension on Tuesday night, given that Comey was leading an investigation into possible connections between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. In a statement on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SenatorBurr/status/862091699534921729), Republican chairman of the Intelligence Committee Sen. Richard M. Burr said he was “troubled by the timing and reasoning of Director Comey’s termination.” In a [statement](http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332654-mcconnell-stresses-importance-of-confirming-new-fbi-director) on Tuesday night, McConnell called the job of FBI director a “critical role that is especially important as America faces serious threats at home and abroad.” He pledged that “Once the Senate receives a nomination, we look forward to a full, fair, and timely confirmation process.” McConnell is expected to begin speaking at 9:30 a.m. ET. 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