Former FBI Director James Comey admitted on Thursday to leaking unclassified personal memos to the press about his interactions with President Trump, a point that Trump's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, heavily criticized in a statement. "Mr. Comey admitted that he unilaterally and surreptitiously made unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications with the president," Kasowitz said, adding: "We will leave it [to] the appropriate authorities to determine whether [the] leaks should be investigated along with all those others being investigated.
That stance didn't last long, though: CNN reported Friday that Trump's legal team is planning to file a complaint against Comey with the Justice Department inspector general and the Senate Judiciary Committee next week. CNN adds: "Trump had a long history of threatening legal action. But the businessman-turned-president rarely followed through on those claims."
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