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Former FBI Director James Comey is set to speak before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after recently getting permission from Special Counsel Rob Mueller, who is now in charge of the FBI’s Russian meddling investigation. Comey is expected to field questions about a series of memos he allegedly wrote that unnamed sources claim to show that President Trump attempted to interfere with the said investigation. During their Monday evening broadcasts, ABC and CBS were eagerly awaiting the day of the hearing.
“Former FBI Director James Comey set to testify Thursday about his meetings with President Trump and the memos he kept about the meeting before he was fired,” hyped ABC Anchor David Muir as he led into the segment on World News Tonight. He added speculation to the story, asking: “Will President Trump try to stop him, invoking executive privilege,” even though he already knew the answer was no.
ABC’s Mary Bruce was the reporter behind the segment. “Tonight, that blockbuster testimony from the fired FBI director is moving forward. The White House now says definitely President Trump won't try to block him,” she announced in a dramatic tone. She followed that up with a clip of Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders plainly stating that fact. Bruce also rattled off a series of questions many hoped would spell doom for Trump:
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