James Comey: If Reports Are Correct, Trump Engaged In A 'Shocking Abuse Of Power'

10/27/2019 09:33 am ET Updated 11 hours ago

“The House has no choice but to pursue an impeachment inquiry,” Comey says in Politicon interview.
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By Mary Papenfuss

If news accounts are accurate about the facts concerning President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, he engaged in a “shocking abuse of power” and “The House has no choice but to pursue an impeachment inquiry,” former FBI Director James Comey declared Saturday.

Comey blasted Trump’s reported behavior in an interview with MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace at the bipartisan Politicon political convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Comey also said that if he was still in charge of the FBI he “might” open a criminal investigation into whether Trump engaged in bribery or quid pro quo dealings during his phone call with Ukraine’s president in which he repeatedly asked the leader to open an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Comey, however, was careful, not to go too far in his condemnation of Trump’s behavior. He said the public will have to wait to get all the facts.

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