[h=2]House GOP lawyers blast Comey's 'grandiose' demand for public hearing after he asks judge to throw out subpoena for closed-door grilling because his testimony might LEAK[/h]
- The former FBI director has filed a motion to quash a subpoena by House Republicans
- House Republican lawyers responded with their own legal filing
- They say no other witness made such a 'grandiose demand'
- Legal brief cites 'Mr. Comey’s temerity'
- A judge ordered the two sides to provide arguments in advance of a Monday hearing on the subject
- Republicans filed a subpoena ordering him to appear in private Dec. 3
- Comey demanded 'transparency' and argues Republicans will selectively leak information if he appears in private
- He may be playing a waiting game, as Democrats are set to take over the committee after the new year
- Lawyers call closed interview 'abusive to witnesses'
- Comey himself penned memos about his interactions with President Trump that got leaked