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White House aide says Russia probe 'detracts' from agenda

US President Donald Trump won't block James Comey from testifying White House aide says Russia probe 'detracts' from agenda
Debra Rodriguez | 07 June, 2017, 06:02

"He's become more famous than me", the President joked before beckoning Comey over and giving him a warm handshake.

In spite of the distractions, Short said the White House's legislative team is expecting a busy summer, beginning with the president hosting Republican House and Senate leaders at the White House Tuesday to discuss the path forward on such goals as replacing former President Barack Obama's signature health care law and reforming the tax code.

Eric Beach, head of Great America Alliance, said no one from the White House asked his group to do the ad.

Mr Trump has scheduled a speech addressing religious conservatives in the Faith and Freedom Coalition at around the same time as Mr Comey's testimony.

Democrats have so far expressed little enthusiasm for working with Trump.

His appearance will mark Comey's first public comments since he was abruptly fired by the president last month. Another administration source said it simply "never took off".

Spicer pointedly said the 'same people who are critiquing his use of it now, critiqued it during the election, and it turned out pretty well for him then'. The latest instance of the latter came Monday, when Trump fired off a series of tweets attacking his Justice Department for submitting a "watered down" version of his "travel ban" for review by the Supreme Court.

The message of the ad reflects a strategy by Trump and his advocates to erode Comey's credibility.

Short was also asked about the president's constant tweeting, which has repeatedly distracted from the White House's planned agenda, including this week's focus on infrastructure investments to fix the nation's crumbling roads, bridges and airports.

Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, had left the door open to an executive action that morning, telling a "Today" show co-host: 'If Mr. Comey does testify, we'll be watching with everyone else'.

Former FBI Director James Comey will reportedly not say that President Donald Trump interfered in the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn during his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. ABC News reported on Comey's plans earlier. Comey's most recent appearances before Congress delivered political bombshells including public confirmation that the Russian Federation probe extended to whether anyone close to Trump colluded with Moscow, as well as the FBI chief's defense of his decisions in the Clinton email investigation.

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