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The White House this afternoon announced its decision to fire Federal Buerau of Investigation Director James Comey, under whom the bureau had been leading an investigation into alleged ties between President Donald Trump's advisors and Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs, gangsters and spies, and their efforts to influence the 2016 Presidential election.
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), a key member of a Senate Committee that has been running its own investigation into the foreign influence in the Trump organization, was quick to respond on Twitter—quicker even than President Trump, who as CNN noted earlier has not made a public appearance in five days.
Comey should be immediately called to testify in an open hearing about the status of Russia/Trump investigation at the time he was fired.
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) May 9, 2017
He added, tagging the President's personal Twitter account, "In America the truth always comes out."
Check back for updates.
Update 3:33 pm: The full statement from Wyden reads as follows:
Update 9:04 pm: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has also released a statement. It reads:
