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James Comey, a media star after Trump fired him 2 years ago, now dogged by 'spying' accusations against FBI
By Lukas Mikelionis | Fox New
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James Comey: The FBI doesn't spy, they investigate
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy says former FBI Director James Comey didn't think the American people were smart enough to pick a president in 2016 so he put his thumb on the scale.
In the two years since President Trump fired James Comey, the former director of the FBI has gone from the left’s folk hero – rewarded with a book deal for his supposed selfless public service – to someone at the epicenter of an FBI “spying” scandal that threatens to tarnish the bureau’s reputation.
Trump dismissed Comey on May 9, 2017, for his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.
Following Comey’s ouster, his former boss Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel of the Russia investigation, which went on to find no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia -- and couldn’t find sufficient evidence to charge Trump with obstruction of justice.
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: COMEY IS A 'HACK POLITICIAN' WHO HAS TARNISHED THE FBI'S REPUTATION
Initially, Comey enjoyed relative success after losing his job, getting showered with media attention for his anti-Trump talking points. This propped up his book -- "A Higher Loyalty," published last year --- for which Comey reportedly received $2 million and which posted sales of 600,000 copies in just one week.
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READ MORE: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-years-after-getting-fired-by-trump-comeys-reign-at-fbi-remains-under-fire-amid-spygate
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“I think spying did occur ... The question is whether it was adequately predicated. … Spying on a political campaign is a big deal.”
— Attorney General Bill Barr
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Fox News also has been told the Justice Department's inspector general (IG) was looking separately into whether Comey mishandled classified information by including a variety of sensitive matters in his private memos that include the name and code name of a confidential human source.
Fox News’ Gregg Re, Jake Gibson and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
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