The FBI says it was unable to locate any photos of former FBI Director James Comey and special counsel Robert Mueller “hugging and kissing” after President Trump claimed he could provide 100 such images.
BuzzFeed News reporter Jason Leopold on Tuesday shared the Department of Justice’s response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request he filed with the bureau asking for photographs of Mueller and Comey “hugging and kissing each other.”
The FBI said in response that its search did not turn up any records corresponding with Leopold’s request.
#FOIA UPDATE: The FBI has not been able to locate any photographs of James Comey and Robert Mueller hugging and kissing. (Trump said he had 100) 😃😃 pic.twitter.com/XmHxgZlfD6
— Jason Leopold (@JasonLeopold) October 23, 2018
The bureau noted that there are three categories of law enforcement and national security records protected from FOIA requests, but added that the disclosure “should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist.”
Comey, who was fired as FBI director in May 2017, joked on Tuesday that his wife was “so relieved” to hear the results.
My wife is so relieved. 😂 pic.twitter.com/jYHFPXsanl
— James Comey (@Comey) October 23, 2018
The DOJ response was dated Oct. 17, just six weeks after Trump claimed in a Sept. 4 interview with The Daily Caller that Mueller and Comey, who worked together at the FBI, are “best friend” as part of a broader complaint about alleged conflicts of interest Mueller has in his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
“He’s Comey’s best friend,” Trump told the conservative publication. “And I could give you 100 pictures of him and Comey hugging and kissing each other. You know, he’s Comey’s best friend.”
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FBI unable to find photos of Comey, Mueller "hugging and kissing" as Trump claimed https://t.co/rS3AUx2qsu pic.twitter.com/fjsUIf1L7g
— The Hill (@thehill) October 23, 2018
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