Trump then raised the subject of the Russia investigation and said, "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty".
Referring to his one-on-one dinner with Trump on January 27 , 2017 during which the new President told him, "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty," Comey recalls that it brought him right back to "The Ravenite.
After the hearing, Trump's personal lawyer Marc Kasowitz e-mailed reporters a statement that effectively accused Comey of lying under oath: "The President also never told Mr. Comey, 'I need loyalty, I expect loyalty' in form or substance".
Comey to testify Trump told him: "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty".
A few moments later, the President said, "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty".
Risch was very quick to point out that Donald Trump didn't explicitly "ask" for loyalty... when Trump invited Comey to sit down for a one-on-one meeting in which Donald Trump allegedly said "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty".
Comey goes on to detail two in-person meetings, including a one-on-one dinner Jan . 27at the White House that Comey said made him feel "uneasy" and during which he claimed Trump said, "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty".
"A few moments later, the President said, 'I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.' I didn't move, speak, or change my facial expression in any way during the awkward silence that followed.
Pettitte, known for his loyalty, is expected to tell jurors that Clemens told him in 1999 that he had used human growth hormone.
He complained about the dissolution of the HNC and said it did not accord with the values of the alliance and the loyalty Washington expected of Saigon.
