NYT Defends Article James Comey Called Largely 'Not True' in Yesterday's Hearing

Michael Schmidt, Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo make their case

The New York Times story that former FBI director James Comey called “in the main…not true” in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday was written by Michael Schmidt, Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo.

That Comey disputed its veracity singled it out amid testimony that confirmed the substance of a lot of other anonymous source reports about the Trump administration published in the last few months. The testimony led Schmidt, Mazzetti and Apuzzo to join forces again, this time to respond to Comey’s assertion and defend the story, which disclosed ties between Trump campaign aides and Russian intelligence officials.

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