Here are the questions that Comey could not answer in a public setting.
He could not remember if Trump associates talked to Russians covertly, and whether they destroyed evidence:
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator Harris asks about communication b/w Trump & Russians #comeycouldntanswer #inners 8/8 pic.twitter.com/cEin6dW413
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) June 9, 2017
He couldn’t say if he came close to closing the investigation into Flynn:
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator Cotton asks about the investigation of Mike Flynn #comeycouldntanswer #inners 7/8 pic.twitter.com/kp5dSfWb1G
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When he published the memo, he said he could not answer if he knew about collusion:
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator Cotton asks about contact between Trump & Russians #comeycouldntanswer #inners 6/8 pic.twitter.com/xGCi4f5gYr
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HE SAID HE COULDN’T ANSWER IF HE BELIEVES TRUMP COLLUDED WITH RUSSIA:
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator Cotton asks whether Trump colluded with Russia #comeycouldntanswer #inners 5/8 pic.twitter.com/UdHnzWQczd
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No big deal. Just… all capped it for no reason whatsoever.
He can’t talk about a very specific Russian bank:
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator King asks about the Russian bank VEB #comeycouldntanswer #inners 4/8 pic.twitter.com/d9ebxs3n4D
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Er. No idea.
He can’t even answer if Flynn was a central figure in the collusion investigation – and he can’t even say if he was a part of it.
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator King asks about Michael Flynn #comeycouldntanswer #inners 3/8 pic.twitter.com/atjj5fXTNE
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He can’t even answer as to what his reaction was when he read the controversial dossier about the damaging info the Russians supposedly have on Trump:
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator Burr asks about Comey's reaction to Steele dossier #comeycouldntanswer #inners 2/8 pic.twitter.com/oxXrhHXDZU
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) June 9, 2017
And finally… he can’t answer if the FBI could CONFIRM criminal allegations in the Russian investigation.
The Questions Comey Couldn't Answer in Public: Senator Burr asks about the Steele dossier #comeycouldntanswer #inners 1/8 pic.twitter.com/ijlXLcRS9Z
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) June 9, 2017
So. There’s about a million ways you can answer these questions. Some of them are mundane, and some of them are really… really… fun.