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Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Picture: AP
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s lawyer plans to file a complaint about ousted FBI director James Comey’s leaked memos to the media via a close friend about his discussions with the president, according to a report.
The New York Post reports that it was unclear when the lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, will file the complaint with the Department of Justice’s Inspector General’s Office and the Senate Judiciary Committee, Fox News reported.
US President Donald Trump, left, and former FBI Director James Comey. Picture: APSource:AP
Kasowitz is zeroing in on Mr Comey’s testimony before the Senate intelligence committee in which he said he decided to ask Columbia law school Professor Daniel Richman to leak contents of his memos detailing talks with Mr Trump.
Mr Comey said he hoped the leak would prompt the appointment of a special counsel to probe Russian meddling in the election.
Columbia University Professor Daniel Richman is the James Comey friend who leaked notes from a memos. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Marc Kasowitz, Donald Trump’s lawyer. Picture: GettySource:AFP
Mr Richman, a close friend of Mr Comey, has confirmed he leaked contents of one of Mr Comey’s memos to The New York Times.
During his testimony, Mr Comey accused the Trump administration of “spreading lies, plain and simple” about him and the FBI in the aftermath of his abrupt firing last month.
Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has concerns about Mr Trump’s “fitness for office” — and thinks he needs more sleep.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has questioned President Donald Trump’s fitness for office. Picture: GettySource:AFP
Ms Pelosi is citing Mr Trump’s habit of early morning tweeting, as well as Thursday’s congressional testimony by former FBI Director James Comey.
Mr Comey told senators he believed Mr Trump fired him because of the Russia investigation. Mr Trump came out with a tweet early Friday: “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication ... and WOW, Comey is a leaker.”
Ms Pelosi is assessing the president this way: “I’m concerned about his fitness for office.”
She says she believes part of the problem is a lack of shut-eye.
In her words — “More sleep might be a solution for him.”
Former FBI Director James Comey reacts during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Picture: APSource:AP
This article originally appeared in the New York Post
Originally published as Trump’s lawyer to file Comey complaint