--- title: James Comey Firing: Watch Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered description: Two Republican lawmakers were jeered for defending the handling of the Russian investigation. canonical: https://time.com/4773937/james-comey-fired-lawmakers-jeered/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-10T14:58:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:50:55.259Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch 2 Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered Over James Comey Firing og:description: Chants of "Do your job!" at a town hall meeting. og:url: https://time.com/4773937/james-comey-fired-lawmakers-jeered/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2257b3a7a81e3278/6988ccbb196cf457550400e4/comey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: James Comey og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch 2 Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered Over James Comey Firing twitter:description: Chants of "Do your job!" at a town hall meeting. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2257b3a7a81e3278/6988ccbb196cf457550400e4/comey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch 2 Republican Lawmakers Get Jeered Over James Comey Firing > Sponsored content. 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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. 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