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Ahead Of Comey's Media Blitz, Trump Lashes Out Again

The president says he never asked the former FBI director for his loyalty, and that the notes Comey says he kept about their conversations are "FAKE!"
James Comey's media tour, ahead of his new book, starts Sunday night with an interview on ABC. He'll also appear on the <em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert</em> and NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em>.

Just a few hours before James Comey's first television appearance ahead of his new book's release, President Trump published a string of tweets calling Comey a "slimeball" and saying the notes the former FBI director says he took were "fake."

An interview between Comey and George Stephanopoulos is scheduled to air Sunday night on hosted by Anderson Cooper.

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