Comey strongly re-affirms that, yes, Russia hacked the 2016 election. Read more

Collins ends, and Sen Heinrich begins by asking about Comey’s experience speaking one-on-one with previous presidents.   Read more

Collins: “Let me make very clear, that president never should have cleared the room. And he never should have asked you, as you reported, to ‘let [the Flynn investigation] go.’” Read more

Next up—Sen. Collins, who starts by pressing Comey about the conversations in which he told the president that he, himself, was not under specific investigation. Comey clarifies that, in their first meeting, he was speaking within the context of the Steele dossier. Read more

Wyden asks if the fact that, post-Flynn, other figures with Russian contacts are still in power, the American people should still feel a sense of “urgency.” Comey responds by praising Mueller’s investigation. Read more

Rubio ends, and passes to Sen. Ron Wyden, who says the timing of Comey’s firing “stinks.” Read more

This is “the McCabe thing” Rubio seems to be talking about: Read more

Rubio: “We keep talking about ‘the cloud.’”

Feinstein ends. On to Senator “Little Marco” Rubio. Read more

(She’s asking why he didn’t stand up to Trump more explicitly.) Read more

Feinstein to Comey: “You’re big, you’re strong.” Read more

Sen. Feinstein’s up, and asks Comey why he thinks he was fired by the President Trump. Comey: “I take him at his word.” Read more

Risch zeroes in on Comey’s recollection that Trump said: ““I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go”—specifically the use of the word “hope.” Read more

Warner finishes, and passes to Sen. Risch, who opens with a joke about hating law school. Read more

Comey on Trump asking everyone, including Attorney General Sessions, to leave the room: “My impression was something big was about to happen. I need to remember every single word that was spoken.” Read more

Warner asks Comey why he felt he needed to start writing down his meetings with Trump. Comey answers that the circumstances and subject matter of their meetings, as well as the fact that he was “honestly concerned” that Trump might lie about the nature of their meeting prompted him to take notes. Read more

Burr asks Comey whether the Senate committee can act alongside Robert Mueller’s simultaneous investigation. Comey replies “Absolutely.” With that, Burr is done, and passes to Warner. Read more

Burr is the first to bring up the infamous “Steele dossier,” asks Comey whether the FBI can confirm any of the allegations within. Comey refuses to answer in open hearing. Read more