Politics & Government

What Comey knew – and when

By Hayley Harding and Ben Wieder

McClatchy Washington Bureau
In this combination photo, President Donald Trump, left, appears in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 10, 2017, and FBI Director James Comey appears at a news conference in Washington on June 30, 2014. Comey is making his first public comments since being fired by President Donald Trump and, according to his prepared remarks, will talk about the president's efforts put the investigation behind him.
In this combination photo, President Donald Trump, left, appears in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 10, 2017, and FBI Director James Comey appears at a news conference in Washington on June 30, 2014. Comey is making his first public comments since being fired by President Donald Trump and, according to his prepared remarks, will talk about the president's efforts put the investigation behind him. AP
WASHINGTON

Fired FBI Director James Comey told Congress in his submitted testimony that President Donald Trump repeatedly tried to get him to drop or redirect the Russia election case.

That testimony is months in the making, from the Republican primary, through Trump campaign advisers’ visits with Russians to the firing of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Here are the highlights of the past year that have led to this moment.

This story was originally published June 7, 2017 at 9:52 PM with the headline "What Comey knew – and when."

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