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The Latest: Trump claims vindication after memos released - ABC News

posted onApril 20, 2018
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Article snippet: The Latest on former FBI Director James Comey's memos (all times local): 12:10 a.m. President Donald Trump is claiming vindication after the release of memos from former FBI Director James Comey about their interactions together. Trump says the memos "'show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION." It's not clear what in the memos led the president to reach the conclusion. Trump also accused Comey of having leaked classified information, though the Justice Department says the memos it provided to Congress on Thursday were in unclassified form. Trump ended his tweet by saying, "WOW! Will the Witch Hunt continue?" ——— 10:30 p.m. The Republican chairmen of three House committees say memos written by former FBI Director James Comey recounting conversations with President Donald Trump show that Comey never "felt obstructed or threatened." House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy suggest the memos "would be Defense Exhibit A" if Trump were charged with obstruction of justice. The chairmen released a joint statement after the memos were delivered to Congress Thursday. The Associated Press obtained the memos. Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign and possible obstruction of justice by the president. The chairmen say the memos make clear Trump "wanted allega... Link to the full article to read more

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