Comey says new information that Hillary Clinton drummed up Russia controversy to vilify Trump 'doesn’t ring a bell'
Chairman Lindsey Graham asked Comey about the newly declassified information released Tuesday
By Brooke Singman | Fox News
Former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday said it didn’t “ring a bell†when asked whether he received an investigative referral on Hillary Clinton purportedly approving “a plan†attempting to tie President Donald Trump to Russia and distract from her email scandal before the 2016 election.
During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Chairman Lindsey Graham asked Comey about the newly declassified information released Tuesday by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.
According to the declassified information, in September 2016, U.S. intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral on Clinton purportedly approving “a plan concerning U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections†in order to distract the public from her email scandal. That referral was sent to Comey and Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok.
“You don’t remember getting an investigatory lead from the intelligence community? Sept. 7, 2016, U.S. intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral to James Comey and Strzok regarding Clinton’s approval of a plan [about] Trump…as a means of distraction?†Graham asked Comey Wednesday.
“That doesn’t ring any bells with me,†Comey replied.
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