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On the recordMay 10, 2017
By accepting the recommendation of the deputy attorney general to remove Director Comey because of the actions that the deputy attorney general outlined to the president to act on the recommendation of the deputy attorney general.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Mike Pence discusses the reasoning behind President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director Comey.

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