Justice Department heads off subpoena, gives Comey memos to Congress

The Justice Department on Thursday sent Congress copies of the memos former FBI Director James Comey wrote about his interactions with President Trump, moving to head off a looming subpoena from Capitol Hill. Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd also confirmed that the memos contain classified information — potentially increasing the risk to Mr. Comey, who arranged for the contents to be leaked to the press last year as he was engaged in a public relations battle with the president.-- More...