Senate Intel Chair Indicates Comey Will Be Able To Discuss Chats With Trump

Source: Talking Points Memo


By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published JUNE 6, 2017 6:59 AM

Sen Richard Burr (R-NC), the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Monday indicated that former FBI Director James Comey will be permitted to discuss his conversations with President Donald Trump during a public hearing on Thursday.

“He can’t talk about anything that’s classified in an open session, but I haven’t gotten any indication that he is constrained in any way, shape, or form as a public citizen,” Burr told CNN.

Asked if Comey would be able to talk about his conversations with Trump, Burr replied, “I feel certain that he can.” Burr also said that he believes Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the Russia probe, did not bar Comey from talking about anything the FBI director had planned on revealing during the hearing.

“They’ve talked, but I understand that special counsel has not fenced him off on any way shape or form from the items he intends to talk about,” Burr told CNN when asked if Mueller had prohibited Comey from discussing the Russia probe.

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