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“before the Senate adjourns for the weekend, I wish to address a few things related to the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. The story coming out of the White House about why Mr. Comey was fired continues to change and there are no good explanations for the change. For 2 days, the White House implied that the decision to fire Mr. Comey either originated or was largely influenced by the recommendations from the Deputy Attorney General and the Attorney General. The Vice President of the United States spoke to reporters here on Capitol Hill and said that it was the President's ``decision to accept the recommendation of the Deputy Attorney General and the Attorney General to remove Director Comey.'' Those accounts, by the spokespeople of the President and the Vice President himself, were just blatantly and completely contradicted by the President himself on national television. President Trump told NBC News that it was his decision to fire Mr. Comey, and he had made up his mind to do so before hearing from either the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General, in direct contradiction to what his own Vice President and his own press people were saying. Well, which one was it? Did the Vice President mislead the public or did the President? When was the decision made to fire Mr. Comey, and what was the reason? And why did it take so long for the White House to get its story straight? These are all critical questions, and the American people deserve answers.…”