Byron York: What Grassley and Feinstein said about Trump, the FBI, and Russia

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Washington Examiner

One of the most dramatic moments in then-FBI Director James Comey's May 3 appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee came when Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal tried to press Comey into revealing that President Trump is a target of the FBI's Russia investigation.
"You have confirmed, I believe, that the FBI is investigating potential ties between Trump associates and the Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, correct?" Blumenthal asked the director.
"Yes," said Comey.
"And have not, to my knowledge, ruled out anyone in the Trump campaign as potentially a target of that criminal investigation, correct?"
"Well, I haven't said anything publicly about who we've opened investigations on," replied Comey. "I briefed the chair and ranking on who those people are. And so I can't — I can't go beyond that in this setting."
"Have you ruled out anyone in the campaign that you can disclose?"
"I don't feel comfortable answering that, senator because I think it puts me on a slope to talking about who we're investigating," replied Comey.