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It also acknowledges that the Assad government probably retained some ability to again attack with chemical agents.  The US ambassador to the United Nations told the Security Council on Saturday that the United States is ‘‘locked and loaded.”   Vice President Mike Pence said the US-led airstrikes on Syria “degraded and crippled” the country’s chemical weapons capability.  “Could not have had a better result,” President Trump wrote.   ‘‘What is happening now is not normal,’’ Comey writes in his book, which comes out on Tuesday. ‘‘It is not fake news.

Former FBI Director MORE win the election. Comey made the remark during an interview ABC's George Stephanopoulos that aired Sunday, saying a close aide at the FBI has asked the same question. "I would. I would. In fact, that was a question asked by one of my best people — a deputy general counsel in the FBI who is a very thoughtful and quiet person, who didn't speak a lot.

Legislation protecting special counsel MORE is weighing cracking down on the Russia investigation.  The bill got a boost of momentum when GOP Sen. MORE (Iowa) said it would get a committee vote, but the legislation almost immediately got bogged down in partisan finger-pointing and entrenched skepticism among most Republicans.

The nominee Vice President MORE opposed his candidacy. The president sought to block Jon Lerner from entering the halls of the West Wing over what Trump viewed as past opposition to his candidacy, Axios reported Sunday. “Nikki Haley, decided he did not want to dust up any drama, according to a source familiar with matter. "Jon does not want to be a distraction.

Former FBI director Sunday night, with huge ratings guaranteed. What were the big takeaways? It’s on — Comey hit Trump full-force Comey threw big punches from start to finish, beginning with some derisive comments about the president’s appearance and concluding with the assertion that Trump is “morally unfit” to sit in the Oval Office. There were many other extraordinary moments, including Comey’s assertion that it's possible Trump is compromised by Russia; an acknowledgement that he considered Trump an outright liar since their first private post-inauguration mee

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President Donald Trump has slammed the so-called “dossier” as fake, phony, dirty, horrible and a disgrace. But former FBI Director James Comey said he believed from the outset that the British intelligence officer who wrote the report was a “credible source.” “It was coming from a credible source, someone with a track record, someone who was a credible and respected member of an allied intelligence service during his career,” Comey said, referring to former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele.

He was standing in the middle of the Los Angeles F.B.I. field office on May 9, 2017, thanking employees and the building’s support staff for their hard work, when he saw the televisions on the wall flash “Comey Resigns.” “One of the many great things about the F.B.I. is we have some hilarious pranksters in that organization, and so I thought it was a scam by someone on my staff.

James Comey is breaking his long silence and describing his interactions with President Donald Trump before he was abruptly fired last year. The former FBI director is sharing his story with ABC News ahead of the April 17 release of his book "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership." Telling Trump about the "dossier" In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, James Comey describes having to talk to the then-president-elect about allegations Trump was involved with prostitutes in Moscow. The Hillary Clinton email investigation