Trump: Comey lied under oath

President Trump on Sunday accused former FBI Director James Comey of lying under oath during questioning about anonymous sources.

“Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to [Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)] when asked ‘have you ever been an anonymous source…or known someone else to be an anonymous source…?’” Trump wrote on Twitter.

“He said strongly ‘never, no.’ He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.” 

Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G when asked “have you ever been an anonymous source…or known someone else to be an anonymous source…?” He said strongly “never, no.” He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018

{mosads}The president on Saturday accused Comey of “lies” and “leaks” related to former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday that he fired McCabe, accusing the bureau’s No. 2 official of leaking information to the media and deceiving congressional investigators. The dismissal has roiled Washington, D.C., and a senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee called for a hearing over the White House’s attacks on the Department of Justice and the FBI.

Trump fired Comey last May in a move that triggered the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russia’s election meddling and possible ties between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

Comey told a Senate panel last year that shortly after he was dismissed, he authorized “a close friend” to leak the contents of a memo to the press in order to prompt a special counsel investigation.

“I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter,” Comey said. “I didn’t do it myself for a variety of reasons but I asked him to because I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel.”

Comey also told senators that Trump repeatedly tried to influence the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s election interference. 

He detailed multiple contacts with Trump, including a White House dinner during which Comey said Trump told him that he needed and expected his loyalty.