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John Kelly says Trump wanted to "get the IRS on" James Comey and get DOJ to probe other foes

Former President Trump wanted to use government agencies to investigate his adversaries during his term in office, ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly alleged to the New York Times Sunday. Trump denies the allegations.

Driving the news: Kelly told the NYT Trump said they should "get the IRS on" former FBI chief James Comey and his deputy Andrew McCabe and discussed using the Department of Justice to investigate foes including Hillary Clinton and Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, whose reports angered the former president.


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