Washington,
\nFormer FBI Director James Comey has called the House Intelligence Committee Republicans\u2019 year-long Russia probe \u201ca wreck\u201d that damaged relationships with the intelligence community and the federal court that grants warrants to surveil foreigners, the media reported.<\/p>\n
The committee released a redacted version of the report on the panel\u2019s Russia probe on April 27, which found no evidence of collusion between the President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign and Russia in its attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election, reports CNN.<\/p>\n
The report also disputed the intelligence community\u2019s assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to help elect Trump.<\/p>\n
Asked whether the committee served \u201ca good investigative purpose\u201d, Comey told NBC News on Sunday: \u201cNot that I can see,\u201d adding that the probe became politicised \u201cand it wrecked the committee, and it damaged relationships with the FISA Court, the intelligence communities. It\u2019s just a wreck\u201d.<\/p>\n
Comey said the Republican report \u201cstrikes me as a political document\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trump tweeted about the report, saying it backed his claims that there is no truth to the allegations that his campaign colluded with Russia in Moscow\u2019s attempt to interfere in the election.<\/p>\n
Comey disputed the President\u2019s assertions when asked during the NBC News interview whether they matched his views.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is not my understanding of what the facts were before I left the FBI, and I think the most important piece of work is the one the special counsel\u2019s doing now,\u201d Comey said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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