Former FBI director James Comey rejected a House Judiciary and Oversight Committees’ invitation to a closed hearing today about the 2016 presidential election, instead suggesting a public meeting.
In a pointed reference to the Trump administration’s controversial withdrawal of his and other Obama appointees’ security clearances, Comey’s lawyer, David Kelley, wrote to the committee: “Given that Mr Comey no longer has a security clearance, we do not anticipate the public setting to present any concerns about the disclosure of classified information.”
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