Former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday and stated that President Trump had lied about his firing to the public. "The shifting explanations confused and concerned me. The president and I had multiple conversations about my job. He repeatedly told me I was doing a great job and asked if I would stay on." "So it confused me, when I saw on television, the president said he actually fired me because of the Russia investigation, and when I learned again from the media that he was telling other people that my firing had relieved great pressure on the Russia investigation," "Those were lies, plain and simple," This follows Comey's decision to release his opening statement on Wednesday, which also stated that he felt pressured by the president to drop the investigation into Michael Flynn.