NYT Politics - May 10, 2017: Days Before Firing, Comey Asked for More Resources forRussia Inquiry
nytimes.com Matthew Rosenberg and Matt Apuzzo 5-7 minutes The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the bureau’s J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired , James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in resources for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to four congressional officials, including Senator Richard J. Durbin. What All the Russia Investigations Have Done and What Could Happen Next The firing of James B. Comey as director of the F.B.I. has led several lawmakers t