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84 Ms. Do you agree that your firing could have threatened the ability of the FBI to learn what the Russians as well as any other Americans or others had done in the furtherance of the objectives of the Russian Federation?

Mr. Potentially.

Ms. In the past 18 months since that testimony, do you feel more certain that you were fired because of the Russian investigation? If so, why?

Mr. I'm still in the same place, that I've heard the President say that, but I've also heard him say different things. So I can't answer the question.

Ms. Is there any need to further investigate Hillary Clinton's emails based upon the decision that you made not to prosecute?

Mr. Not that I can possibly see.

Ms. You consider this case closed?

Mr. Yes. There's no serious person who thinks there's a prosecutable case there. And so, not that can I see.

Ms. I yield. Thank you.

Mr. Thank you very much.

Director Comey, Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the Oversight Committee.

You've already testified to Congress about the Russia investigation a number of times. The last time was June 2017 during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, so that was