Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Comey accuses White House of 'lies, plain and simple' when they explained his dismissal
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Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:52:12 -0600
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Fired FBI Director James Comey opened his blockbuster appearance before the Senate by accusing President Donald Trump's administration of slandering him with its explanations of his abrupt dismissal, but also saying he did not believe the president or his aides asked him to stop the Russia probe.

Comey directly accused the White House of flatly lying when it said the FBI workforce was widely dissatisfied with his performance.

"The administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the FBI, by saying the organization was poorly led," the ex-FBI chief said. "Those were lies, plain and simple."

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