On January 22, 2017, President Trump and James Comey, then director of the FBI, shake hands. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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The Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, begins on Friday. President Trump will not attend as initially planned; Vice President Pence will go in his place. Martin Mejia/AP hide caption
Leading members of the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, Republican Rep. Mike Conaway (left) and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, said Thursday that the committee is not satisfied with the White House response to whether there are tapes or records of the president's Comey meetings. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Trump attend the 36th annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on May 15 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a speech in April. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Senators from both parties are scrambling to react to President Trump's surprise dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption
James Comey's March 20 testimony on Capitol Hill contradicted some of the president's positions. It was the first time he publicly acknowledged the FBI investigation into possible ties between Trump associates and Russia. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, seen here walking toward the Oval Office in January, had been in touch with the FBI over media reports about Trump associates and contacts with Russia, according to a senior administration official. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
FBI Director James Comey (left) and National Intelligence Director James Clapper testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Tuesday. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
Hillary Clinton spoke at a private event Thursday night. Pictured here, the Democratic presidential candidate walks off the stage after speaking in New York on Nov. 9. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
FBI Director James Comey testifies during a hearing before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee July 7, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appears onstage at a rally at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio. Clinton is coming under fire for claiming that FBI Director James Comey said she was "truthful" about past statements regarding her emails. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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FBI Director James Comey testifies Thursday during a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
FBI Director James Comey (right) delivered an update on the Orlando Fla., shootings shortly after briefing President Obama on the investigation into the killing of 49 people. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
FBI Director James Comey said this week at Ohio's Kenyon College that "I saw something in the news, so I copied it. I put a piece of tape — I have obviously a laptop, personal laptop — I put a piece of tape over the camera. Because I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera." Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
FBI headquarters in Washington. An independent review says the bureau has made strides since Sept. 11 but "needs to accelerate its implementation of reforms." Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
"There's going to be a diaspora out of Syria at some point, and we are determined not to let lines be drawn from Syria today to a future 9/11," FBI Director James Comey told reporters Friday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption