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Comey testimony: Trump Jr. defends father on Twitter

By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
June 8, 2017

The eldest son of President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday to criticize fired FBI director James Comey as the former top cop testified before Congress about private conversations he had with the president and the ongoing investigation into possible ties between Trump’s presidential campaign staff and Russia.

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Comey detailed five private conversations he had with Trump, which he said made him feel deeply uneasy, in a written statement submitted Wednesday to the Senate Intelligence Committee. The conversations focused on the FBI’s ongoing investigation into connections between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian hackers who allegedly meddled in the November election.

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