Comey associate has been in contact with Senate Judiciary about memos
By KYLE CHENEY 06/09/2017 08:55 PM EDT
Dan Richman, a longtime friend and adviser to former FBI director James Comey, has been in contact with the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding a series of memos that Comey authored about his private conversations with President Donald Trump from January through April.
A source familiar with the discussions says Richman connected with the Senate panel via the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading a high-profile investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Mueller's probe is also exploring whether any associates of Trump colluded with Russians during the campaign. The source says the matter will be addressed on Monday.
In bombshell testimony to the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday, Comey identified Richman — a Columbia University law professor — as the person who provided the content of his memos to The New York Times shortly after Trump fired Comey last month.
Comey testified Thursday that a few days after he was fired -- and after a series of shifting explanations by the president and his team about the rationale for his ouster — he encouraged Richman to detail his memos to the press.
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