The House Intelligence Committee has asked for documents from the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation related to President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.
House Intelligence Committee asks FBI for Comey memos on conversations with President Trump pic.twitter.com/jlN16xll9n
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) May 18, 2017
On Thursday, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel for the Russia investigation. President Trump is insistent that he and his associates in no way colluded with Russia during the 2016 election. He believes that this latest probe will prove that, dismissing it as a "witch hunt" on Twitter.