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On the recordMay 8, 2017
I would have liked to have seen the deputy attorney general in that lengthy letter he wrote justifying the firing of Comey, directly apparent conflict of interest, the quite obvious conflict of interest and also urge the attorney general to butt out of the decision because he was supposed to have recused himself on the matter.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff criticizes the deputy attorney general's letter justifying Comey's firing and calls for the attorney general to step back.

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