Retiring Sen. Harry Reid Harry Mason ReidThe Supreme Court vacancy — yet another congressional food fight Trump seeks to turn around campaign with Supreme Court fight On The Trail: Battle over Ginsburg replacement threatens to break Senate MORE on (D-Nev.) on Saturday blasted FBI Director James Comey, calling for him to be investigated in light of a report that the CIA secretly concluded Russia was trying to help Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE win the presidency.



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"You look at the accounts we have just in the press the last few days its stunning, stunning, the conclusions reached by the press. Thank goodness we've got them still around ... this is not fake news, okay?" he added. "I think [Comey] should be investigated by the Senate, he should be investigated by other agencies of the government, including the security agencies," Reid told MSNBC."You look at the accounts we have just in the press the last few days its stunning, stunning, the conclusions reached by the press. Thank goodness we've got them still around ... this is not fake news, okay?" he added.

The Washington Post on Friday reported that the CIA concluded Russia was intervening in the election specifically to help Trump.

Reid said he believed Comey was aware of the concerns of Russian interference in the election but chose not to release the information before Election Day.