--- ---  # Watch 2 Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered Over James Comey Firing by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 10, 2017 2:58 PM UTC  James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 9, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination. James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 9, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination.Evan Vucci—AP by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 10, 2017 2:58 PM UTC Two Republican lawmakers were jeered for defending the handling of the Russian investigation. At a [town hall meeting](http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Congressman-Rod-Blum-holds-town-hall-meeting-in-Cedar-Rapids--421825293.html) in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Iowa Rep. Rod Blum was jeered when he said that it was “probably time” for [recently fired FBI Director James Comey](http://time.com/4773529/james-comey-fbi-trump-russia/) to go. “The FBI has been way too involved in politics, both sides of the aisle,” he said, leading the crowd to chant “Do your job!” Meantime, at a [town hall](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/at-raucous-town-hall-rep-dave-brat-struggles-to-speak-above-the-jeers/2017/05/10/5bde5e44-3519-11e7-b373-418f6849a004%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.ed036f043073) in Midlothian, Virginia Rep. Dave Brat faced boos when he said that he has not seen evidence of Russian collusion from the Trump campaign. “In this country, you’re innocent until there’s evidence,” he said. The House of Representatives is on recess this week, with many lawmakers holding town-hall meetings back in their districts. Watch the raucous crowds respond to the two lawmakers in the video above. James Comey Firing: Watch Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4773937/james-comey-fired-lawmakers-jeered/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4773937/james-comey-fired-lawmakers-jeered/"},"headline":"Watch 2 Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered Over James Comey Firing","datePublished":"2017-05-10T14:58:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:50:55.259Z","description":"Two Republican lawmakers were jeered for defending the handling of the Russian investigation.","url":"https://time.com/4773937/james-comey-fired-lawmakers-jeered/","keywords":["Congress","White House","FBI","Donald Trump","James Comey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2257b3a7a81e3278/6988ccbb196cf457550400e4/comey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2257b3a7a81e3278/6988ccbb196cf457550400e4/comey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"James Comey","caption":"James Comey","creditText":"Evan Vucci—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/congress/","name":"Congress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4773937/james-comey-fired-lawmakers-jeered/","name":"Watch 2 Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered Over James Comey Firing"}}]}] ```