Comey willing to testify in public: Report
The FBI director recently dismissed by US President Donald Trump is ready to testify about the matter publically.
James B. Comey was set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed-door session next week but he declined the invitation.
According to a Saturday report by the Hill, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is willing to testify only in public.
“He was not doing a good job,” Trump said Wednesday when asked why he fired Comey. “Very simply, he was not doing a good job.”
The dismissal came as Comey was heading an investigation into alleged coordination between Trump's campaign and Russia, a claim dismissed by both the president and Moscow.
If Comey testifies, he will face questions by the panel about the Russia probe as well as the timing of his dismissal.
"He's not shy, and he's got a tremendous moral compass," former FBI assistant director Jim Yacone told AP. "Above all, he will want to see the truth come out."
Comey was lambasted by Democrats last year for revisiting a once-closed investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s emails.
"I think he showed us again and again, 'I'm independent, damn it, and that's what you want me to be,'" said Ron Hosko, another former FBI assistant director. "And I know some will interpret that as he got too big for the job — certainly with this president."
After resurfacing following her 2016 loss, Clinton pointed the finger at Comey as well as the WikiLeaks for her loss.
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