By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Fired FBI Director James B. Comey’s message to Capitol Hill is becoming clear. Now, the question is: What will be the fallout for the president?
In written remarks submitted to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday , a day before he’s scheduled to testify, Comey writes that President Donald Trump told him at a private White House dinner in January, “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.’’
Comey said the president called him at lunchtime on Jan. 27 to invite him to dinner.
“It was unclear from the conversation who else was going to be at the dinner, although I assumed there would be others,’’ Comey wrote. “It turned out to be just the two of us, seated at a small oval table in the center of the Green Room. Two Navy stewards waited on us, only entering the room to serve food and drinks.’’
On Wednesday, the release of the remarks became fodder for debate on cable TV news stations on whether President Trump obstructed justice or set himself up for impeachment.
