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Comey Says Russia Probe Targeted ‘Four Americans’ — Not Trump Or His Campaign

Joseph Curl

Disgraced FBI Director James Comey on Friday told a House joint committee that the bureau’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election targeted just “four Americans” — but not then-GOP nominee Donald Trump or his campaign.

The former director, fired by Trump in May 2017, sat for six hours of questioning in a closed-door session with members of the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Comey said that “some” of the initial targets were connected to the Trump campaign, but the campaign itself and the party’s nominee were not targets.

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