s not investigating him personally, and the
President asked Comey to “lift the cloud” of the Russia investigation by saying that
publicly.
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   <h5 class="likesubsubsectionHead"><a 
 id="x1-160002"></a>The President&#x2019;s termination of Comey.</h5>
<!--l. 42--><p class="noindent" >On May 3, 2017, Comey testified in a congressional hearing, but declined to answer
questions about whether the President was personally under investigation. Within days, the
Preside