President Trump’s son attacks Comey on Twitter
Donald Trump Jr. (R) makes remarks at a press conference during the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in February. Photo by Nick Didlick/Reuters
President Donald Trump has so far stayed off Twitter during former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony. But his eldest son hasn’t.
Donald Trump Jr. is posting repeatedly during the closely watched testimony Thursday.
He repeatedly defended his father and attacked Comey.
Trump Jr. in particular seized on Comey’s assertion that he interpreted the president’s statement that he “hoped” the FBI would drop its probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Trump Jr. tweeted “you would think a guy like Comey” would know the difference between “hoping and telling.”
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He also cast doubt on all of Comey’s testimony and said he should “have actually followed procedure.”
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Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric are now at the helm of their father’s New York-based business.
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