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Blumenthal Statement on Reports that Trump Interfered in FBI Investigation

Statement

Date: May 16, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs Government Operations Judicial Branch

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today in response to a New York Times report that President Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to end his investigation into former National Security Advisory Michael Flynn's communications with Russian officials:

"We are witnessing an obstruction of justice case unfolding in real time. I am stunned that any of my colleagues would possibly oppose the appointment of an independent special prosecutor after this astonishing revelation and other mounting evidence of political interference in a criminal investigation. All of the evidence -- including transcripts, tapes, memos, and other documents -- must be subpoenaed immediately. All of the relevant actors -- including Jim Comey, Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein, and Don McGahn -- should be called to testify under oath in public before the Senate Judiciary Committee. There can be no delay."


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