Acting FBI Director Disputes Claims Comey Sought More Resources for Russia Probe

Acting FBI Director Disputes Claims Comey Sought More Resources for Russia Probe
Then acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on May 11, 2017. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe dismissed claims made in media reports that former FBI Director James Comey had requested additional staff to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election days before he was fired by President Donald Trump.

An article published by The New York Times on May 10, and on the front page of its May 11 edition, claimed Comey made the request to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. 

The May 11, 2017, edition of The New York Times. (Rob Counts/The Epoch Times)
The May 11, 2017, edition of The New York Times. Rob Counts/The Epoch Times
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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