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Democrats and President Trump rarely saw former FBI director James Comey in the same light. (Tampa Bay Times)
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Donald Trump, tweet, Oct. 17, 2016
Donald Trump, tweet, Feb. 15, 2017
Donald Trump, tweet, Feb. 15, 2017
Donald Trump, tweet, May 2, 2017
CNN, Trump once cheered Comey for the same reason he just fired him, May 9, 2017
Sopan Deb, tweet, Oct. 27, 2016
CBS News, President-elect Trump speaks to a divided country, Nov. 13, 2016
Independent, Donald Trump claims Hillary Clinton is 'protected by a rigged system' as US election comes down to the wire, Nov. 6, 2016
Heavy.com, Donald Trump in April Says He Has Confidence in James Comey, May 10, 2017
Washington Post, Spicer: Just the ‘beginning phase’ of investigating whether Trump Tower was surveilled, March 20, 2017
CQ transcript, "House Minority Leader Pelosi News Conference," July 7, 2016
CQ transcript, "Senate Minority Leader Reid Holds Media Availability," July 6, 2016
Fox News Sunday, "Tom Perez: Clinton knows she has to earn back trust," July 10, 2016
Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., statement, "Feinstein Statement on Clinton Emails," Oct. 28, 2016
Bloomberg, "Schumer Says He Lost Confidence in FBI’s Comey Over E-Mail Probe," Nov. 2, 2016
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Op-Ed in The Hill, "For the sake of the FBI, Comey should resign," Nov. 3, 2016
Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., statement, "Feinstein Statement on Hillary Clinton Emails," Nov. 6, 2016
Washington Post, "FBI Director James Comey to Stay on In Trump Administration," Jan. 24, 2017
Chicago Tribune, "Democrats accuse FBI's Comey of stonewalling on Trump-Russia ties," Jan. 13, 2017
The New Yorker, "Can Chuck Schumer Check Donald Trump?" March 27, 2017
USA Today, "Hillary Clinton blames Comey, Wikileaks for 2016 election loss," May 2, 2017
CQ transcript, Senate Minority Leader Schumer Holds News Conference, May 9, 2017
The New York Times, "White House Says Trump Had Weighed Firing Comey Since January," May 10, 2017
Sen. Rony Wyden, D-Ore., statement, "Wyden Statement on Firing of FBI Director James Comey," May 9, 2017
Tweet from Sen. Bernie Sanders, May 9, 2017
Tweet from Sen. Tim Kaine, May 9, 2017
