Overview

• In a Daily Caller interview at the White House on Aug. 29, President Trump said watching James Comey and John Brennan arrested "would not bother me at all."
• Trump said he believes arrests should result from the Russiagate probes while asserting he is purposely not directing the investigations.
• He contrasted his current posture with his first term, noting he resisted calls to pursue charges against Hillary Clinton at the time.
• ODNI Director Tulsi Gabbard declassified materials in July and sent referrals to the Justice Department, claiming there is "irrefutable evidence" an intelligence assessment was falsely generated.
• Mediaite reports the Justice Department opened investigations in July into Comey and Brennan, including inquiries into possible false statements to Congress, and no indictments have been made public.