John Oliver: The most important thing in James Comey's testimony

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June 12, 2017 3:24 PM

John Oliver thinks James Comey knows a lot about President Donald Trump's relations to Russia after seeing last week's Senate testimony.

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On Sunday night's "Last Week Tonight," host John Oliver speculated that James Comey knew a lot more about President Donald Trump's relations to Russia than he let on at last week's Senate testimony.

Though most of the headlines to come out of the former FBI director's testimony centered on the idea that he felt Trump had fired him because of the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in last year's election, Oliver emphasized another takeaway.

"The most tantalizing moments may turn out to be the things that Comey didn't or wasn't able to say," Oliver said.

Oliver then rolled a clip from the testimony in which Comey refused to respond in an open setting to the question, "Do you believe Donald Trump colluded with Russia?"

"Yeah, I can't answer that question here," Oliver said, pretending to be Comey. "Although I have been screaming the word 'yes' into this paper bag for the last four weeks."

Oliver mentioned a press conference Trump held after the Comey testimony in which Trump said he was willing to testify under oath about his interactions with Comey.

"I cannot explain his behavior," Oliver said. "Jane Goodall could not explain his behavior. She could watch Trump for a decade and eventually conclude, 'I don't know, I think it's a cocktail of insecurity, horniness, and malice. But which is in control of which is beyond me. I miss the integrity and emotional intelligence of the apes.'"

But Oliver said the most "pathetic" response to the Comey testimony didn't come from Trump but from House Speaker Paul Ryan, who Oliver said proved "you can live a normal, happy life without a spine." Ryan defended Trump by saying that he was "just new" to politics.

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