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Trump fires Comey: The latest live updates

President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 10, 2017

Here is the latest in the aftermath of the firing of FBI Director James Comey by President Donald Trump.

In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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