Former FBI Director James Comey defended President Barack Obama's handling of Russian interference during the 2016 election, placing more blame on Republican lawmakers for not wanting to disclose Russia's involvement to the public sooner. President Obama faced a very difficult choice. 1 goal for the Russians is to damage our democracy and undermine faith in our electoral process," Comey responded. "He tried getting the bipartisan leaders of Congress to jointly tell the American people this is going on," Comey continued. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I get why President Obama hesitated and I agreed with his concern about not accomplishing Russia's goal for them," Comey told Cooper.

Source: Fox News May 10, 2019 01:08 UTC