Hollywood 'Transfixed' as Comey Testifies Before Congress: 'Do Not Disturb'

James Comey Testifies At Senate Hearing On Russian Interference In US Election

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Hollywood was glued to its screens for Thursday’s must see TV: former FBI director James Comey’s account of the events that led to his firing last month.

Actor Misha Collins, best known for his role as the angel Castiel on the CW television series “Supernatural,” was hellbent on watching, tweeting: “I don’t normally like courtroom dramas, but I’m transfixed by this one. Tune in live now!”

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Actor Zach Braff referenced a line from”A Few Good Men,” telling his followers: “If Comey screams ‘You can’t handle the truth!’ we all win.”

“The Daily Show” eulogized CNN’s “Comey Countdown Clock,” while Netflix hit show, “House of Cards,” may have had the best reaction… without saying a word.

Check out some of Hollywood’s best reactions below:

#Comey WOW.

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) June 8, 2017

Comey has two waters on his desk and the pattern with which he drinks them will deliver a binary message. Pay close attention. pic.twitter.com/bx3HF8O3II

— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) June 8, 2017

I don’t normally like courtroom dramas, but I’m transfixed by this one. Tune in live now! https://t.co/R4uQBMbCfd #JamesComey

— Misha Collins (@mishacollins) June 8, 2017

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New Twitter meme for June? pic.twitter.com/K0k7WIdBJq #ComeyDay

— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) June 8, 2017

Being invited to dinner with Trump must feel a bit like being asked to tea with Putin.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 8, 2017

If Comey screams "You can't handle the truth!" we all win.

— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) June 8, 2017

Based on today's hearing and the way both parties are handling it we are now living in two different realities.

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 8, 2017

Trying figure this out. Is every GOP senator on Trump's legal team?

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 8, 2017

I've never wanted Trump to tweet so badly in my entire life. Pick your phone up! Do it!! DO IT!!!!

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) June 8, 2017

I need 'Lordy, I hope there are tapes' on a t-shirt

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) June 8, 2017

Watching #ComeyHearings. @SenatorRisch just complimented the shit out of #JamesComey's writing ability. Wish Rich had reviewed @YogaHosers.

— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) June 8, 2017

"@POTUS" bro, you near a TV? Your boy Comey is making you his bitch. #HitMeBack

— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) June 8, 2017

I am watching the Comey Hearing. #DoNotDisturb https://t.co/4C1AQ2r2Hi

— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) June 8, 2017

Nice of Burr to TWICE invoke the Steele Dossier so clumsily that Comey can't answer it in public and must leave it sound entirely verified

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 8, 2017

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— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) June 8, 2017

James Comey actually swears to tell the truth each morning in the bathroom mirror but no harm to double up.

— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) June 8, 2017

Comey, Comey, bo-bomey ,
Banana-fana fo-fomey
Fee-fy-mo-momey
Comey!

— andy lassner (@andylassner) June 8, 2017

#NatureOfThePerson

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 8, 2017

The new FBI Director can easily prove Comey is the leaker #jailtime

— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) June 8, 2017

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Remember this? The single salient event in Comey’s career & reason Obama chose him to head FBI: https://t.co/T6Joax1MDb

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) June 8, 2017

If Comey doesn't walk into this hearing with Trump behind him in handcuffs, it's a huge letdown for Dems #analysis

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 8, 2017

???? R.I.P. CNN Comey Countdown Clock: June 5, 2017-June 8, 2017 ????

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) June 8, 2017

RT mattdpearce: COMEY YOGA at the Comey watch party in L.A. pic.twitter.com/jlNBmhIFo3

— clemstrading (@clemski123) June 8, 2017

Yes, it looks like James Comey is exiting his car and making his way to the Senate chamber pic.twitter.com/lo7gZ9Dfuz

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) June 8, 2017

James Comey Timeline: Events That Led to FBI Director's Firing (Photos)

For the first time since 1993, a U.S. president has fired a director of the FBI. Comey's final year as head of the Bureau before his dismissal Tuesday was wrought with controversy, as Democrats and Republicans alike criticized him for his handling of the FBI's investigations into Hillary Clinton's emails and possible connections between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Here's how we got to this point:
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July 2013:
Disgraced former NY Congressman Anthony Weiner sees his campaign for New York mayor derailed when screenshots of explicit conversations between him and several women are leaked. His wife, Huma Abedin, who was deputy chief of staff to Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State, stands by him.
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September 2013:
President Barack Obama appoints James Comey as FBI Director. Comey served as U.S. Deputy Attorney General from 2003-2005 and had worked in the intervening years at Lockheed Martin and HSBC, among other private sector jobs.
April 2015:
Hillary Clinton announces her campaign for the president just weeks after The New York Times reported that she used a personal email server as Secretary of State. Abedin is named vice-chairwoman of her campaign.
July 2016:
After investigating Clinton's emails, Comey announces that the FBI does not recommend charging Clinton in connection to the personal server. Two days later, Comey is questioned by a Republican-led House Committee about his recommendation.
August 2016:
Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin announce their separation after reports surface that Weiner had sent explicit text messages to another woman.
September 2016:
Reports surface that Weiner had sent illicit text messages to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina, prompting a federal investigation. During the investigation, authorities seize a laptop belonging to Weiner and Abedin.
Oct. 28, 2016:
Comey sends a letter to Congress informing members that Abedin's laptop may contain emails linked to the Clinton investigation. Clinton calls on the FBI to release all the information they have.
Nov. 6, 2016:
Comey writes another letter saying that nothing new was found on Abedin's laptop, with Newsweek reporting that most of the emails found were ones forwarded by Abedin so she could print them. Two days after Comey sends the second letter, Hillary Clinton loses the presidential election to Donald Trump.
March 2017:
Comey reveals during a House Intelligence Committee hearing that the FBI is performing an investigation into possible connections between the Kremlin and members of Trump's campaign.
May 3, 2017:
Comey testifies in Congress again, this time before a Senate Committee about the details of the FBI's investigation into Clinton's email server. He says that Abedin had forwarded "forwarded hundreds and thousands of emails, some of which contain classified information" to Weiner to print out of convenience.
May 9, 2017:
ProPublica and the Associated Press report that Comey had exaggerated the number of emails found in the laptop and that none of the emails were classified when sent. Later that day, Comey is fired from his position by Donald Trump.

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Comey’s four-year tenure as FBI director ends 10 months after recommending Hillary Clinton not be charged for his email investigation

For the first time since 1993, a U.S. president has fired a director of the FBI. Comey's final year as head of the Bureau before his dismissal Tuesday was wrought with controversy, as Democrats and Republicans alike criticized him for his handling of the FBI's investigations into Hillary Clinton's emails and possible connections between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Here's how we got to this point:

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James Comey Timeline: Events That Led to FBI Director's Firing (Photos)

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