Booker says FBI chief Comey's firing by Trump should 'set off alarm bells'
Source: New Jersey
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the need for a independent prosecutor to investigate possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian officials was "even more urgent" following the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey.
"The president of the United States just fired the person who was investigating his campaign, which should set off alarm bells across the country," said Booker (D-N.J.). "The last time a presidential firing raised this many questions, America was in the middle of the Watergate crisis."
"The Russians undermined our election," Booker said. "How exactly they were able to do that with so much success is a question we need to answer -- to prevent a similar attack in the future and hold those responsible accountable. In order to give the American people full confidence in this investigation, it should be handled by an independent counsel who does not answer to President Trump."
Trump on Tuesday fired Comey who said the FBI was investigating whether the president's campaign colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign. U.S. intelligence agencies have said that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed efforts to intervene in the U.S. election in order to help elect Trump.
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