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Legal Editor, @BuzzFeedNews. SCOTUS Correspondent. Nat Sec Team, covering Trump & Mueller. Sober. Gay. Buckeye. Law Dork. DMs open. chris.geidner@buzzfeed.com

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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017

      Chris Geidner Retweeted BuzzFeed News

      Welcome to "Comey Day," an occasional series in modern America history.https://twitter.com/buzzfeednews/status/872782226349596672 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      BuzzFeed NewsVerified account @BuzzFeedNews
      What you need to know before James Comey's testimony today https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeednews/comey-testifies?utm_term=4ldqpgc&bftwnews#4ldqpgc … pic.twitter.com/ZxNzgy13xj
      8 replies 83 retweets 344 likes
    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      We're live, kids.pic.twitter.com/p0kd8U4rER

      1 reply 5 retweets 30 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Michael C. Bender

      Shot: Burr says he hopes that no one will use this hearing to "score political points." Chaser:https://twitter.com/MichaelCBender/status/872623664587567105 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Michael C. BenderVerified account @MichaelCBender
      60-some RNC staffers—including some in windowless room in HQ clipping video—to lead anti-Comey push for White House https://www.wsj.com/articles/rnc-to-lead-trumps-offensive-against-comey-1496877520 …
      8 replies 160 retweets 214 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      [Obviously, the DNC will be doing rapid response, too.]

      2 replies 2 retweets 14 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Janelle Rodriguez

      It's Thursday Morning in America.https://twitter.com/janelleNBC/status/872817753098473472 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Janelle Rodriguez @janelleNBC
      this is what wall to wall coverage looks like (literally) #comey pic.twitter.com/HLuxCJdOE0
      7:15 AM - 8 Jun 2017
      • 18 Retweets
      • 52 Likes
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      3 replies 18 retweets 52 likes
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I should be able to buzz senators off when they bore me.

          4 replies 1 retweet 33 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Note: They're planning to be done with the public session before 1p.

          1 reply 2 retweets 9 likes
        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Emma Loop

          Follow @LoopEmma if you're looking for live-tweeting of all that's happening. She's at the hearing.https://twitter.com/LoopEmma/status/872820525063700480 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Emma LoopVerified account @LoopEmma
          Replying to @LoopEmma
          Comey says he won't repeat his prepared statement (which was made public). He says Trump had "shifting explanations" for his firing.
          1 reply 16 retweets 17 likes
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @LoopEmma

          "Those were lies, plain and simple," Comey says of White House statements about problems at the FBI.

          1 reply 11 retweets 39 likes
        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @LoopEmma

          Comey says he had no doubt that the Russians were behind the hacks and leaks, but says he also was confident that no votes were altered.

          4 replies 5 retweets 17 likes
        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Flynn was in legal jeopardy, Comey says. Comey says he cannot say whether Trump was obstructing, leaves that to special counsel.

          1 reply 7 retweets 21 likes
        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Chris McDaniel

          :blink:https://twitter.com/csmcdaniel/status/872822690448625665 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Chris McDanielVerified account @csmcdaniel
          Comey can't answer in an open setting whether aspects of the Steele dossier were verified
          2 replies 43 retweets 110 likes
        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          "What was briefed to me by my folks — well, they were my folks at the time ..."

          5 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Emma Loop

          Re: Lynch.https://twitter.com/LoopEmma/status/872824036522373121 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Emma LoopVerified account @LoopEmma
          Replying to @LoopEmma
          The AG had told him to not call the Clinton investigation an investigation; rather, to call it a “matter."
          1 reply 21 retweets 15 likes
        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          "Sure. I created records after each of our nine conversations," Comey said, noting he was concerned about the "integrity" of the FBI.

          2 replies 10 retweets 24 likes
        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          This was something Comey says he felt was necessary with regard to Trump but had not been necessary with George W. Bush or Obama.

          1 reply 11 retweets 38 likes
        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          "Because it was Pres. Trump's campaign, inevitably" it could touch Trump. But, Comey says, was accurate: Trump was not under investigation.pic.twitter.com/I3UiW80Rgd

          1 reply 11 retweets 20 likes
        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Comey saying that he felt Sessions and Kushner knew that they shouldn't leave him alone with Trump was ... striking.

          1 reply 31 retweets 84 likes
        15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted David Mack

          Here's the video of that:https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/872827565509156864 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          0:45
          David MackVerified account @davidmackau
          Replying to @davidmackau
          "My sense was AG knew he shouldn't be leaving which is why he was lingering. I don't know Kushner but I think he picked up on same thing" pic.twitter.com/9dIguQ7Od9
          1 reply 10 retweets 32 likes
        16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Risch highlights that Trump only said "I hope" for an outcome (dropping Flynn investigation). Comey: "I took it as a direction."

          1 reply 30 retweets 38 likes
        17. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Don Jr., who is running the Trump Org and not in the White House, weighs in.pic.twitter.com/Cqphek4oOd

          9 replies 65 retweets 69 likes
        18. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Comey, on Trump: "He was asking for something, and I was refusing to give it."

          2 replies 26 retweets 47 likes
        19. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          "I was so stunned by the conversation," Comey says, noting he's "seen the tweet" about tapes. "Lordy, I hope there are tapes."

          1 reply 28 retweets 104 likes
        20. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Rubio is asking what the "cloud" was a metaphor for. This is surreal.

          5 replies 15 retweets 82 likes
        21. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          FBI people Comey says he shared Trump convos with: Deputy Chief of Staff Counsel Deputy's Counsel Assoc Dir Head, National Security Branch

          4 replies 42 retweets 64 likes
        22. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Comey says reasons he can't share in open session why Sessions' continued participation in Russia investigation would've been "problematic."

          3 replies 35 retweets 56 likes
        23. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Comey says context of his statement was counter-intelligence, but wasn't trying to hide info on criminal investigation. There were neither.

          1 reply 4 retweets 11 likes
        24. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Comey says he asked a friend of his to share context of convos with reporter. Adds it wasn't Wittes, but a Columbia Law School professor.

          1 reply 16 retweets 24 likes
        25. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Note: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/business/dealbook/whats-next-for-comey-probably-not-a-normal-job.html?_r=0 …pic.twitter.com/Afi18tomjB

          1 reply 21 retweets 29 likes
        26. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Richman lists himself as an adviser to Comey on his bio. http://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/daniel-richman …pic.twitter.com/iecirXPM7J

          1 reply 16 retweets 14 likes
        27. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Matthew Miller

          Also this:https://twitter.com/matthewamiller/status/872836579068448769 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Matthew MillerVerified account @matthewamiller
          Huge revelation Comey told Rosenstein about his concerns with Trump - yet he still wrote the memo justifying his firing. Needs follow up.
          2 replies 42 retweets 62 likes
        28. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Emma Loop

          Note:https://twitter.com/LoopEmma/status/872839708245667840 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Emma LoopVerified account @LoopEmma
          Replying to @LoopEmma
          Comey says he recorded the calls Trump made to him.
          2 replies 35 retweets 51 likes
        29. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Comey's view was that the content of the memos were "my recollection recorded" of his (non-classified) conversations and so he could share.

          1 reply 8 retweets 17 likes
        30. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          "It would be like feeding seagulls at the beach." - Comey on why he personally didn't give the info to a reporter

          3 replies 54 retweets 218 likes
        31. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 8 Jun 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Emma Loop

          Comey had to break a date with his wife to have that awkward Trump dinner.https://twitter.com/LoopEmma/status/872841141644914688 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Emma LoopVerified account @LoopEmma
          Replying to @LoopEmma
          LOL Comey says he had to break a date w/ wife to dine with Trump. King: “That’s one of the all time great excuses for breaking a date."
          2 replies 7 retweets 25 likes
        32. 25 more replies

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