Comey is scheduled to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.
Texas Representative Al Green, who has been one of the most outspoken proponents of impeachment proceedings against Trump, and even made a call on the House floor last month, was joined by California Representative Brad Sherman to move forward with the next legislative step in announcing the long-shot bid.
'J'One of the reasons Jim Comey was fired was because he wouldn't pledge loyalty to Trump, which meant that whatever Trump is hiding would be dismissed or the investigations will be stopped.'
Comey confessed that he leaked the information about his interaction with the US president.
Trump's assertion came after he branded Comey as a "leaker".
"I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job," Trump told Lavrov, according to a media report.
Trump's apparent confirmation that he is under probe for obstruction of justice by special counsel appointed to probe alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential polls came a day after a Washington Post report pointed to such an investigation.
Former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey has said in a farewell letter to his colleagues in the agency that US President Donald Trump has the right to fire him for any reason, "or for no reason at all", a day after he was unceremoniously removed from his post.
The shock move comes days after Comey testified on Capitol Hill about the FBI's investigation into Russia's election meddling and a possible collusion between the country and Trump's campaign.
Another major media outlet for the first time projected Hilary's electoral college votes below the half way mark of 270.
Trump had said he is ready to testify over Comey conversations.
A top US intelligence official has said that there is a ''substantial potential'' for security threats against the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, but the key concern for an attack centers on locations outside the main event areas.
Trump again denies any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
Comey did not make any major new revelations about alleged links between Trump or his associates and Russia.
Mueller has already interviewed several of the close aides and family members of Trump over the issue.
Wray is a litigation attorney with law firm King & Spalding in Washington and Atlanta.
Asked whether the president sought a pledge of loyalty from her, Haley replied, 'No'.
The White House previously said Trump only decided to oust Comey after meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who discussed reasons for removing the director.
A classified report delivered by the Justice Department to House and Senate investigators does not confirm President Donald Trump's allegations.
The FBI chief has warned that the Islamic State has become a bigger threat to the United States than the Al Qaeda as the dreaded group has influenced a significant number of Americans through social media and instructed them to carry out attacks in their own country.
The FBI chief also trashed President Donald Trump's allegation that his Trump Tower was wiretapped on the orders of his predecessor Barack Obama.
In "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership", James Comey will "explore what good, ethical leadership looks like and how it drives sound decisions", according to Pan Macmillan, which has acquired the publishing rights in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth excluding Canada.
Wray, 50, received an overwhelmingly bipartisan support -- 92-5 votes -- on the Senate floor.
Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible financial crimes by Trump associates.
The FBI chief said that in the last presidential elections, the Russians were not able to change the actual vote tally, but one day they might.
The book 'Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign' reveals how in a flurry of calls the White House urged Clinton to concede defeat.
'He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go,' Trump had said, adding that Flynn had done nothing wrong.
Trump's public criticism of the FBI was a rare one that has not been seen in the past.
After Sessions delivered the news, "the president slumped back in his chair," the report said, citing notes from Hunt. "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I'm f****d," Trump said, according to the report.
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During a rare press conference, Clinton said that it is incumbent on the FBI to clarify the issue.
"It's a disgrace that he can do something like this," Trump told reporters at a press conference in the Camp David, a picturesque presidential retreat of Maryland, where he is holding meetings with his Republican leaders in the Congress.
Comey said from the investigations so far it is not entirely clear at this point just what terrorist group he aspired to support.
Clinton has blamed her presidential election loss on the "unprecedented" events of Russian cyber hacking and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe into her use of her personal e-mail server.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said the money was worth it.
"There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever. The Russians interfered in our election during the 2016 cycle," Comey said.
Trump's accusation of the leadership once again maligns people he appointed to their roles, including FBI Director Christopher Wray whom he nominated after firing former FBI Director James Comey in May.
The White House has said there is no evidence of a Trump-Russia collusion, hours after the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that it was probing Russia's meddling in last year's presidential polls, including possible links between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
"San Bernardino involved two killers who were radicalised for quite a long time before their attack," FBI Director James Comey said.
In a big relief to Hillary Clinton, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has said the Democratic presidential candidate would not face any charges over allegations that she violated rules by using a private email server while she was US Secretary of State.
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