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FBI Director James Comey is sworn in to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’ on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump Sets off Political Storm after Sacking FBI Director

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 10, 2017 | World

President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI director James Comey, ousting the man heading a probe into whether his aides colluded with Russia to sway the 2016 US election. His move ignited a political firestorm. Under Comey’s leadership, the FBI concluded that...

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FBI Chief James Comey. (Reuters)

FBI Chief: Moscow Sought Trump’s Presidential Victory

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 21, 2017 | World

Washington – FBI Director James Comey said on Monday the bureau was investigating possible ties between Russia and officials from Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “I’ve been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part...

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James Comey…A Surprise in the White House Race

by Heba El Koudsy | Nov 6, 2016 | World

Washington- James Comey, FBI director has put himself and his influential judicial and security institution in an unprecedented situation, after announcing the reopening of investigations of Hillary Clinton’s private mail server. Comey has dragged himself to face...

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Police forensic investigators work at the crime scene of a mass shooting at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando. REUTERS/Jim Young

FBI Director: Orlando Shooting Probe Looks ‘Backward’ into Agency Files on Shooter

by Matt Zapotosky Adam Gopoton and Brian Murphy | Jun 15, 2016 | World

Orlando – Even as FBI investigators peered deeper Tuesday into the life of the Orlando nightclub gunman, the agency faced its own internal reckoning over whether warnings signs were missed during a 10-month probe of the shooter three years ago. The expected...