Lawyer: Komi acknowledged that was one of the sources of information leaks to the media
WASHINGTON, 8 Feb — RIA Novosti, Tatyana Kalmykova. Ex-FBI Director James Comey has acknowledged that is one of the sources of information leaks to the media, reads the statement of the lawyer of the President of the United States Brand Kasovich.
According to him, it “remains on the relevant authorities to determine whether the data leak to be investigated along with all the others, in respect of whom the investigation”.
Komi is now recognized that it is one of the sources of information leaks (in the media). Today, Mr. Comey has acknowledged that he unilaterally, secretly and without permission opened the media based on trust and conversations with the President.Mark Kosovization US President
He said that “leaks based on trust information began no later than March 2017, when Komi Republic said that he had revealed to them (the media) the conversations that he had with trump during their dinner on 27 January during a meeting at the White house on February 14”.
According to the lawyer trump, Komi acknowledged that transmit to their friends the content of records of conversations with trump, “one of which, by his own admission, was under the heading of secrecy.”
“He also testified that immediately after he was dismissed, allowed his friends to give the leak to the media of the contents of these records, to “expedite the appointment of spectacular”. Although Comey has testified that he gave the leakage of information in its records in response to a tweet (trump), open records show that (publishing) New York Times quoted these records the day before the relevant tweets,” said Kasowitz.
Trump fired Komi Republic in may, saying that he is not able to perform their duties.
Earlier, the White house said trump “is seriously considering any leaks” and believes that those responsible for leaking information to the media must be punished, if it is determined that it threatened U.S. national security.