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On the recordJune 12, 2017
There was no fresh start. Suddenly, we're in the midst of the investigation, and with timing that seems a little peculiar, what kind of at least to me was out of the blue, the President fires the FBI director.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Warner questions the timing of Comey's firing amid an ongoing investigation.

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