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REPORTER 2: “What can be done to fix it, about the way the public is seeing the FBI, the the President is saying?”
COMEY: “People who know better, including Republican members of this body, have to have the courage to stands up and speak the truth, not be cowed by mean tweets or fear of their base. There’s a truth and they’re not telling it, their silence is shameful.”
REPORTER 3: “Of the Republicans who are remaining in the House next session, do you see any taking that mantle, coming up and defending the FBI, taking on the President?”
COMEY: “Not yet. To my view, to their everlasting shame, I hope they’ll overcome that, and realize someday they have to explain to their grandchildren what they did today.”
REPORTER 4: “In recent days, the way that the Flynn investigation has been — interview has been carried out has come under a lot of criticism. In your view, should that have been handled any differently? How do you defend — “
COMEY: “Come on, you know what’s happened to the Republican Party. They’re up here attacking the FBI’s investigation of a guy who plead guilty to lying to the FBI. He should have been warned you shouldn’t lie, should have been told you can have a lawyer. Think of the state of affairs we’ve ended up in, that’s nonsense. I’m very proud of the way the FBI conducted itself, agile, flexible, thoughtful, pursued the leads where you’d want us to.”