The committee’s investigation devolved into partisan bickering as Democrats accused the Republicans leading the panel of ignoring crucial evidence and obvious leads.
President Trump called James Comey “either very sick or very dumb,” saying his fired F.B.I. chief did not understand the severity of what the president called a leak of classified information.
Proximity to President Trump has been a crushing experience for many who arrived with stellar careers and independent reputations yet ended up losing so much.
In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” the president said that the investigation of his lawyer, Michael Cohen, was about Mr. Cohen’s personal business dealings.
Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, testified about spending in front of the House Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior and the E.P.A.