Comey says he wrote detailed memos fearing Trump would lie

Ousted FBI chief started making notes after meeting Trump in New York two weeks before inauguration

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Ousted FBI chief James Comey called Donald Trump’s shifting explanations for firing him "lies, plain and simple" - and said he wrote detailed memos of their conversations fearing the president would paint a false picture of their encounters.

Comey began the practice immediately after meeting Trump for the first time on January 6 in New York, two weeks before his inauguration. He told the Senate Intelligence Committee today that he documented their exchanges ...