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In his first public appearance since having been fired by President Trump last month, former FBI Director James Comey returns to Capitol Hill to deliver his highly anticipated testimony about his conversations with the president regarding the FBI's Russia investigation. Comey's opening remarks were released Thursday ahead of his testimony today, which is set to kick off at 10 am ET. Get updates from ABC News as Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee. If reading on a mobile device,

Former FBI Director James Comey laced into President Trump and the White House during his much-anticipated congressional testimony today, accusing the administration of working to "defame" him and the FBI, and telling "lies" to the American people. “Although the law requires no reason at all to fire an FBI director, the administration then chose to defame me and, more importantly, the FBI by saying that the organization was in disarray, that it was poorly led, that the workforce had lost confidence in its leader,” Comey said in his opening remarks to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligen

While today's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with ex-FBI director Mark Warner, D-Virginia, stressed that the investigation is “nowhere near the end.” Speaking to reporters following the hearing, they said that next week they will be coordinating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to develop a “clear path” toward investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. “One message I hope all Americans will take home is recognizing how significant Russian interference in our election was,” Warner said. F

He accused the president and his top aides of lying. He suggested that the president wanted special treatment in exchange for loyalty.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON – James Comey’s testimony Thursday made it plain that President Trump grievously wounded his own presidency by abusing his power, misreading both his responsibilities as president and the character of the FBI director he repeatedly pressured. As a candidate, Trump captivated the Republican base of voters with his calls for a total overthrow of the status quo.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories “The administration chose to defame me and, more importantly, the FBI, by saying the organization was in disarray, that it was poorly led,” Comey said.  The ground-shaking testimony by fired FBI director transformed the capital into a political Woodstock.  Analysis The testimony by former FBI Director James Comey is fueling accusations that the president obstructed justice.  Overall, members of both political parties had reason to walk away happy from the hearing with the fo

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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories “The administration chose to defame me and, more importantly, the FBI, by saying the organization was in disarray, that it was poorly led,” Comey said.  The ground-shaking testimony by fired FBI director transformed the capital into a political Woodstock.  Analysis The testimony by former FBI Director James Comey is fueling accusations that the president obstructed justice.  Overall, members of both political parties had reason to walk away happy from the hearing with the fo

Posted at 2:00 pm on June 7, 2017 by Teri Christoph Kamala Harris may be a darling of the Democrat party, but her Senate colleagues don’t seem to be all that impressed with her. Case in point: today’s Senate Intel hearing, where she repeatedly interrupted Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as he attempted to answer her question about why special counsel Robert Mueller cannot be fired. Committee Chairman Richard Burr eventually got so fed up with her inability to keep her mouth closed that he suspended her from speaking.