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    Countdown Clocks, Morning Cocktails As Former FBI Director Prepares To Testify

    Testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey to the Senate Intelligence Committee has become one of the most highly anticipated congressional proceedings in decades.
    by Carrie Johnson Jun 07, 2017 3 minutes
    Then-FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on May 3. / JIM WATSON / Getty Images

    TV networks have deployed countdown clocks. People are tweeting about places to watch and whether they'll offer morning cocktail specials. Congressional aides report that demand for seats inside the Senate hearing room has reached levels not seen for decades.

    Anticipation is building for testimony from fired FBI Director James Comey, not least in the White House, where the president and his aides worry the telegenic former law enforcement leader could inflict both political and legal wounds.

    What Comey might say

    Friends and associates of the former FBI director described Comey as shocked that news of came from

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