Comey: Impeachment Would Let Americans Off the Hook

President Donald Trump should not be impeached because it would “short-circuit” the Democratic system, former FBI Director James Comey said Sunday night.
Newsweek
April 15, 2018, 7:43 PM GMT
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Updated | President Donald Trump should not be impeached because it would “short-circuit” the Democratic system, former FBI Director James Comey said Sunday night in his first television interview since Trump fired him last May.



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