During an interview on May 16, Republican Sen. John McCain compared recent reports about President Donald Trump to Watergate, the biggest scandal in modern political US history.
The New York Times reported on May 16 that Trump in February had asked James Comey, then the FBI director, to end the FBI’s investigation into national security adviser Michael Flynn.
More from Mark Abadi:
- John McCain on recent reports about Trump: ‘It’s reaching Watergate size and scale’
- Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over reports that Trump tried to squash the Flynn investigation
- Alan Dershowitz: ‘This is the most serious charge ever made against a sitting president’
- Alan Dershowitz: ‘This is the most serious charge ever made against a sitting president’
- Bernie Sanders blasts ‘reckless and dangerous’ Trump for reportedly sharing classified information
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