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Trump disputes Comey testimony, says he would testify under oath

WASHINGTON, DC. (NEWS 1130) – Speaking in the Rose Garden at the White House US President Donald Trump has, for the first time, spoken publicly following former FBI Director James Comey’s explosive testimony before the US Senate Intelligence Committee.

Trump says he’s “100 per cent” willing to testify under oath about his interactions with Comey.

The president insists Comey lied in some parts of the testimony he gave to the Senate intelligence committee. Comey testified under oath. He adds he never asked Comey for a pledge of loyalty and never told Comey he hoped the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn would go away.

He says nobody would ask a man he hardly knew to pledge loyalty to him.

Yesterday, Comey accused the administration of spreading “lies” and bluntly asserted that President Donald Trump had fired him to interfere with an investigation of Russia’s ties to the Trump campaign. His gripping account of interactions with Trump underscored the discord that soured their relationship.

Comey portrayed Trump as dismissive of the FBI’s independence. He also made clear that he interpreted Trump’s request to end an investigation into his former national security adviser as an order coming from the president.

Comey also revealed that he’d orchestrated the public release of information about his private conversations with the president. He said it was an effort to further the investigation.

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