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Colbert Imagines President Trump’s ‘Rough Draft’ of Comey Letter

Late night TV host stirs the pot over reasons behind the controversial firing.

By Diana Crandall
May 11, 2017 8:48 am EDT
Colbert's mock Comey letters.
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In a brief clip from last night’s ‘Late Show,’ host Stephen Colbert poked fun at President Trump by imagining what it looked like to write the official letter terminating FBI Director James Comey.

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