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| Latest Developments on Comey: Acting F.B.I. Chief Will Testify | Latest Developments on Comey: Acting F.B.I. Chief Will Testify |
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| ■ President Trump had been talking openly about firing James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, for at least a week, according to people close to the president. | ■ President Trump had been talking openly about firing James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, for at least a week, according to people close to the president. |
| ■ Days before he was fired, Mr. Comey asked for a significant increase in resources for the inquiry into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to four congressional officials. | ■ Days before he was fired, Mr. Comey asked for a significant increase in resources for the inquiry into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to four congressional officials. |
| ■ Andrew G. McCabe, the acting director of the F.B.I., will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The hearing is expected to begin at 10 a.m. | ■ Andrew G. McCabe, the acting director of the F.B.I., will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The hearing is expected to begin at 10 a.m. |
| The unfolding saga over Mr. Trump’s abrupt firing of Mr. Comey is certain to hang over a hearing on Thursday on Capitol Hill that will bring together the nation’s top national security officials, infusing political theater into their annual testimony about the top threats facing the United States. | The unfolding saga over Mr. Trump’s abrupt firing of Mr. Comey is certain to hang over a hearing on Thursday on Capitol Hill that will bring together the nation’s top national security officials, infusing political theater into their annual testimony about the top threats facing the United States. |
| Among the witnesses for the Senate Intelligence Committee proceeding is Mr. McCabe, who was named acting F.B.I. director upon Mr. Comey’s firing. | Among the witnesses for the Senate Intelligence Committee proceeding is Mr. McCabe, who was named acting F.B.I. director upon Mr. Comey’s firing. |
| Mr. McCabe is now overseeing the F.B.I. investigation into whether any Trump associates colluded with Russians in their meddling in the election. But don’t expect him to volunteer much about that. | Mr. McCabe is now overseeing the F.B.I. investigation into whether any Trump associates colluded with Russians in their meddling in the election. But don’t expect him to volunteer much about that. |
| He is likely to sidestep sensitive questions about the topic as Democrats press him for information and look to keep the investigation dominant in the news. | |
| Although he is well known in the intelligence community, Mr. McCabe, a veteran agent, has little name recognition outside of Washington. He has dealt with Congress for years but usually behind closed doors. | |
| A Duke University graduate with a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Mr. McCabe is considered a skilled briefer. He is something of wunderkind at the F.B.I., rising quickly in the organization to become deputy director in early 2016. But he is not universally loved among agents. | A Duke University graduate with a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Mr. McCabe is considered a skilled briefer. He is something of wunderkind at the F.B.I., rising quickly in the organization to become deputy director in early 2016. But he is not universally loved among agents. |
| Some inside the F.B.I. believe he did not work in the field long enough and rose too quickly to appreciate the concerns of working-level agents. | |
| Also scheduled to testify are Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence; Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency; and others. | Also scheduled to testify are Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence; Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency; and others. |
| — Adam Goldman | |
| For many years in a row, the “Worldwide Threat Assessment” produced by the nation’s 16 intelligence agencies has been clear about the No. 1 threat: cyberattacks on the United States. The question is whether it stays there. | |
| President Trump was clear about his top threat during the campaign: what he called “radical Islamic terrorism.” He spoke often about immigration. He occasionally took up the topic of “the cyber,” as he termed it during the campaign, but his administration is still rewriting an executive order that was supposed to be issued in the first days of his presidency. A deadline for a 90-day review of American cyberdefense went by a few weeks ago with nary a word. | |
| Threat assessment is an art, not a science, and a decade ago, cybersecurity barely appeared in the annual report at all. But after a year in which the American election process became a victim of a combination of cyber- and information-warfare techniques, which caught the government unaware, it would seem to be a strange time to demote the ranking of the threat. | |
| — David Sanger | |
| Mr. Comey’s firing has led several lawmakers to call for an independent investigator or commission on top of the current investigations into potential links between Russia and the Trump campaign. | Mr. Comey’s firing has led several lawmakers to call for an independent investigator or commission on top of the current investigations into potential links between Russia and the Trump campaign. |
| In addition to the F.B.I.’s investigation, two congressional committees are pursuing inquiries into the matter. | In addition to the F.B.I.’s investigation, two congressional committees are pursuing inquiries into the matter. |
| See where things stand with the inquiries » | See where things stand with the inquiries » |
| After the president fired Mr. Comey, politicians on both sides of the aisle changed their attitudes toward the ousted F.B.I. director, whose farewell to his former colleagues had to be forwarded to agents on his behalf since he could no longer access the bureau’s email system. | After the president fired Mr. Comey, politicians on both sides of the aisle changed their attitudes toward the ousted F.B.I. director, whose farewell to his former colleagues had to be forwarded to agents on his behalf since he could no longer access the bureau’s email system. |
| Congressional reaction ranged from support for the decision to calls for a special prosecutor or an independent investigation to examine the ties between Mr. Trump’s associates and the Russian government — beyond the existing inquiries by Senate and House committees. View our collection of the lawmakers’ responses » | Congressional reaction ranged from support for the decision to calls for a special prosecutor or an independent investigation to examine the ties between Mr. Trump’s associates and the Russian government — beyond the existing inquiries by Senate and House committees. View our collection of the lawmakers’ responses » |