Trump's Tape Blunder Risks Fresh Legal Jeopardy in Russia Probe
- President says tweet on tapes kept former FBI director honest
- Threat of tapes may be seen as attempt to intimidate Comey
Trump Said to Not Have Recordings of Comey Conversations
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President Donald Trump’s admission that he never taped his conversations with ousted FBI Director James Comey risks exposing him to fresh legal jeopardy and weakens his credibility in the eyes of investigators probing ties between his associates and Russia.
With a tweet Thursday, Trump ended more than a month of suspense about whether he had, in fact, recorded his interactions with the FBI chief he fired on May 9, declaring that “I did not make, and do not have, any such recordings.”