File photo of House Speaker Paul Ryan by Carlos Barria/ReutersHouse Speaker Paul Ryan said Congress must gather all relevant information before “rushing to judgment” on President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Ryan told reporters Wednesday that Congress “can’t deal with speculation and innuendo.” He said there is “clearly a lot of politics being played.”Watch Wednesday’s GOP press conference.
Ryan said a House committee has “appropriately” requested a Comey memo describing a February meeting he had with Trump. A person familiar with the document says Comey wrote that Trump asked him to drop the bureau’s investigation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Ryan raised questions approximately Comey’s account of that meeting. The Wisconsin Republican said Congress will want to know if Trump asked Comey to stop the probe, “why didn’t he assume action at the time.”The post WATCH: Ryan says no rush to judgment on Comey firing appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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