McCain Grills Comey: There’s a ‘Double Standard’ with the Clinton and Trump Investigations

[excerpt McCAIN It s ░░░░░░░░ to reconcile in one ░░░░░░░░ you reach complete conclusion ░░░░░░░░ the other side you ░░░░░░░░ not In fact obviously ░░░░░░░░ s a lot more ░░░░░░░░ as we know as ░░░░░░░░ called it a quote ░░░░░░░░ deal She s one ░░░░░░░░ the candidates But in ░░░░░░░░ case you said there ░░░░░░░░ be no charges and ░░░░░░░░ the case of President ░░░░░░░░ the investigation continues What ░░░░░░░░ been brought out in ░░░░░░░░ hearing is more and ░░░░░░░░ emphasis on the Russian ░░░░░░░░ and involvement in this ░░░░░░░░ How serious do you ░░░░░░░░ this was COMEY Very ░░░░░░░░ I want to be ░░░░░░░░ We have not announced ░░░░░░░░ there was no predication ░░░░░░░░ announce an investigation into ░░░░░░░░ the Russians may have ░░░░░░░░ with Secretary Clinton s ░░░░░░░░ McCAIN No but they ░░░░░░░░ not have been involved ░░░░░░░░ her campaign They were ░░░░░░░░ with the entire presidential ░░░░░░░░ obviously COMEY Of course ░░░░░░░░ sir And that is ░░░░░░░░ investigation that began last ░░░░░░░░ and as far as ░░░░░░░░ m aware continues McCAIN ░░░░░░░░ both President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ candidate Clinton are both ░░░░░░░░ in the investigation yet ░░░░░░░░ of them you said ░░░░░░░░ will be no charges ░░░░░░░░ the other one the ░░░░░░░░ continues Well I think ░░░░░░░░ s a double standard ░░░░░░░░ to tell you the ░░░░░░░░ Then when the President ░░░░░░░░ to you you talked ░░░░░░░░ the April 11 phone ░░░░░░░░ and he said Because ░░░░░░░░ ve been very loyal ░░░░░░░░ you very loyal we ░░░░░░░░ that thing you know ░░░░░░░░ that arouse your curiosity ░░░░░░░░ to what that thing ░░░░░░░░ COMEY Yes McCAIN Why ░░░░░░░░ t you ask him ░░░░░░░░ It didn t seem ░░░░░░░░ me to be important ░░░░░░░░ the conversation we were ░░░░░░░░ to understand it I ░░░░░░░░ it to be an ░░░░░░░░ to communicate to me ░░░░░░░░ there is a relationship ░░░░░░░░ us where I ve ░░░░░░░░ good to you you ░░░░░░░░ be good to me ░░░░░░░░ I think it would ░░░░░░░░ my curiosity if the ░░░░░░░░ of United States said ░░░░░░░░ had that thing I ░░░░░░░░ like to know what ░░░░░░░░ hell that thing is ░░░░░░░░ if I m the ░░░░░░░░ of the FBI COMEY ░░░░░░░░ get that senator I ░░░░░░░░ tell you what this ░░░░░░░░ speculation but what I ░░░░░░░░ concluded at the time ░░░░░░░░ in his memory he ░░░░░░░░ searching back to our ░░░░░░░░ at the dinner and ░░░░░░░░ preparing himself to say ░░░░░░░░ offered loyalty to you ░░░░░░░░ promised loyalty to me ░░░░░░░░ all of a sudden ░░░░░░░░ memory showed him that ░░░░░░░░ not happen and I ░░░░░░░░ he pulled up short ░░░░░░░░ s just a guess ░░░░░░░░ lot of conversations with ░░░░░░░░ over the years McCAIN ░░░░░░░░ think I would have ░░░░░░░░ some curiosity if it ░░░░░░░░ have been about me ░░░░░░░░ be honest with you.”