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- ↑ Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle Land Key Roles In James Comey CBS Studios Miniseries
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (October 10, 2019). "Holly Hunter to Play Sally Yates in CBS Studios' James Comey Miniseries". Variety . Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ↑ James Comey CBS Studios Mini Sets Steven Pasquale As FBI Agent Peter Strzok, Oona Chaplin As Lawyer Lisa Page; Lovers’ E-Mail Exchanges Riled Trump & Embarrassed Bureau
- ↑ James Comey Mini: Scoot McNairy Is Rod Rosenstein, William Sadler Is Michael Flynn, T.R. Knight Is Reince Priebus
- ↑ Thorne, Will (October 23, 2019). "Peter Coyote to Play Robert Mueller in CBS Studios James Comey Miniseries". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ↑ James Comey Miniseries Finds Its Barack Obama In Kingsley Ben-Adir; Brian D’Arcy James, Steve Zissis & Shawn Doyle Also Set
- ↑ James Comey Vs. Donald Trump Mini: Jonathan Banks Set For James Clapper, Richard Thomas For Chuck Rosenberg, Seann Gallagher For Jim Rybicki
- ↑ James Comey Mini Sets Amy Seimetz For Key FBI Attorney Trisha Anderson
- ↑ James Comey Mini: Damon Gupton As Jeh Johnson, Joe Lo Truglio As Jeff Sessions, Michael Hyatt As Loretta Lynch & Spencer Garrett As Bill Sweeney