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# President Trump's Lawyer Calls James Comey's Sworn Testimony Untrue

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## Video: President Trump's Lawyer Calls James Comey's Sworn Testimony Untrue

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_Published 2017-06-08. President Trump's private attorney strenuously denied former FBI Director James Comey's sworn testimony that the president asked him for "loyalty" and requested that he stop investigating former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn._


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## Transcript

Contrary to numerous false press accounts leading up to todays hearing. Mr. Comey has now finally confirmed publically what he repeatedly told President Trump privately. That is that the president was not under investigation As part of any probe into Russian interference. Mr. Comey also admitted that there is no evidence that a single vote changed as a result of any Russian interference. The president never sought to impede The investigation into attempted Russian interference in the 2016 election. And in fact according to Mr Comey, the President told Mr Comey quote, it would be good to find out close quote.

In that investigation if there was quote, some satellite associates of his who did something wrong. It is overwhelmingly clear that there have been and continue to be those in government who are actively attempting to undermine this administration. With selective and illegal leaks of classified information and privileged communications. Mr. Comey has now admitted that he is one of these leakers

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