- Former FBI director James Comey appeared to weigh in after President Donald Trump slammed CNN on Twitter.
- Comey tweeted about freedom of the press shortly after Trump attacked the news network.
- This is not the first time Comey seems to have tacitly thrown his two cents in on the president's actions.
Former FBI director James Comey tweeted out a quote about freedom of the press by the former president and founding father, Thomas Jefferson, shortly after President Donald Trump railed against CNN on Twitter.
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Comey recently made his Twitter presence public after previously maintaining a low profile on the website. Trump fired him as FBI director in May. The White House initially said Comey was fired because of his handling of the bureau's investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, but Trump later told NBC's Lester Holt that "this Russia thing" was a factor in his decision.
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He was referring to the FBI's Russia investigation â that Comey was spearheading at the time of his firing â which is looking into Russian interference in the 2016 election, including whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow to sway the election in his favor.
Comey's firing now makes up the basis of an obstruction-of-justice case that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, is said to be building against the president.