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Scenes From #ComeyDay, As Bars Hold Watch Parties For Hearing On Trump And Russia

Armchair analysis of U.S. politics took to barstools and picnic tables Thursday, as people around America watched ex-FBI Director James Comey testify on Capitol Hill.
A crowd gathered for a watch party at The Partisan bar in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, as former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee.

Former FBI Director James Comey's appearance at a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing inspired watch parties in Washington, D.C., and beyond Thursday, as armchair analysis of American politics took to barstools and picnic tables.

The hearing, on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and Comey's dealings with President Trump, was projected on walls and shown on TVs

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