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Did James Comey set the record straight?

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In more than two hours of testimony before a Senate committee today, former FBI director James Comey came close to calling the president who fired him a liar.

The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican senators did not challenge Comey's truthfulness.

Many questions remain. Did the president try to obstruct a federal investigation? What was the role of Attorney General Jeff Sessions? What impact will Comey's dramatic appearance have on the probe of Russia's ongoing interference with U.S. elections and how to stop it?

Later on today's talking point, we'll go behind the velvet rope for a look at five-star

health care for the richest Americans.

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Some Americans are paying up to $80,000 a year to get immediate attention from doctors, including specialists,

as well as hospital rooms that cost more than New York's high-priced hotels.

Health care for the very rich.

That's later on in our program.

First, today's Senate Committee testimony by James Comey, the former FBI director, fired by President Trump.

Comey described an extraordinary meeting just before Trump was inaugurated that Comey felt needed careful documentation.

Circumstances. First, I was alone with the president of the United States, or the president-elect, soon to be president. The subject matter,

I was talking about matters that touch on the FBI's core responsibility and that relate to the

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