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How We Got Here: A Timeline of How Comey Went from Chief to Ousted

By D.A. Banks
Posted May 10, 2017 at 10:57pm

By David Banks and Stephanie Akin

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Former FBI chief James B. Comey was abruptly fired by President Trump, adding even more scrutiny to the agency’s probe of Russian meddling in last year’s election. How did we get here? Check out our video timeline of the events leading up to Comey’s ouster.

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