{"id":1481,"date":"2017-06-13T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T19:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/13\/trump-sessions-praised-comey-and-trump-repeatedly-reassured-him-that-he-would-keep-his-job\/"},"modified":"2017-06-13T19:27:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T19:27:00","slug":"trump-sessions-praised-comey-and-trump-repeatedly-reassured-him-that-he-would-keep-his-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-sessions-praised-comey-and-trump-repeatedly-reassured-him-that-he-would-keep-his-job\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP, SESSIONS PRAISED COMEY AND TRUMP REPEATEDLY REASSURED HIM THAT HE WOULD KEEP HIS JOB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)\"><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Georgia;\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;}\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{margin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-add-space:auto;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;}\np.MsoNormalCxSpFirst, li.MsoNormalCxSpFirst, div.MsoNormalCxSpFirst\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-add-space:auto;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;}\np.MsoNormalCxSpMiddle, li.MsoNormalCxSpMiddle, div.MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-add-space:auto;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;}\np.MsoNormalCxSpLast, li.MsoNormalCxSpLast, div.MsoNormalCxSpLast\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-add-space:auto;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;}\na:link, span.MsoHyperlink\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#0563C1;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\na:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#954F72;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\nspan.EmailStyle17\n\t{mso-style-type:personal-compose;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:windowtext;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapedefaults v:ext=\"edit\" spidmax=\"1026\" \/>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapelayout v:ext=\"edit\">\n<o:idmap v:ext=\"edit\" data=\"1\" \/>\n<\/o:shapelayout><\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-align:center\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">Sessions<\/span><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/ag-sessions-praised-comeys-handling-clintons-email-investigation\/story?id=47327009\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"> praised<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"> Comey&rsquo;s role in the Clinton email investigation:<\/span><\/b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">SESSIONS:<i> Comey &ldquo;stepped up and told&mdash;done what his duty is, I think. He&rsquo;s got evidence to go forward now with further criminal investigation. He has no other responsibility than to follow that and then tell the American people what he&rsquo;s doing.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">In sworn testimony, Comey <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/08\/us\/politics\/senate-hearing-transcript.html\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">said<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"> Trump told him that Sessions had praised his work as FBI Director.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">COMEY: &ldquo;The president and I had had multiple conversations about my job, both before and after he took office. And he had repeatedly told me I was doing a great job and he hoped I would stay. And I had repeatedly assured him that I did intend to stay and serve out the remaining six years of my term.&nbsp; <b>He told me repeatedly that he had talked to lots of people about me, including our current attorney general, and had learned that I was doing a great job and that I was extremely well-liked by the FBI workforce<\/b>.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">In sworn testimony, Comey <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/08\/us\/politics\/senate-hearing-transcript.html\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">said<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"> Trump told him he looked forward to working with him while trying to embrace him at a White House event.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">COMEY: &ldquo;In fact, I just remembered, sitting here, a third one. When&mdash;you&rsquo;ve seen the picture of me walking across the Blue Room. And what the president whispered in my ear was, &lsquo;I really look forward to working with you.&rsquo;&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">In his sworn testimony, Comey <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/08\/us\/politics\/senate-hearing-transcript.html\"><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">said<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"> Trump had already told him three times he wanted him to stay on the job before asking for his loyalty in late January. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">COMEY: &ldquo;The next Friday, I have dinner, and the president begins by wanting to talk about my job. And so I&rsquo;m sitting there, thinking, wait a minute, three times, we&rsquo;ve already&mdash;you&rsquo;ve already asked me to stay, or talked about me staying.&rdquo;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sessions praised Comey&rsquo;s role in the Clinton email investigation: &nbsp; SESSIONS: Comey &ldquo;stepped up and told&mdash;done what his duty is, I think. He&rsquo;s got evidence to go forward now with further criminal investigation. 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