FULL VIDEO: Watch former FBI Director James Comey's Senate testimony

WASHINGTON, DC (KGO) -- The most riveting drama is not coming out of Hollywood, but out of Washington D.C. as fired FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday morning.

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He shed new light on the Russia investigation, and describes how President Donald Trump urged him to stop looking into former adviser Michael Flynn.

Watch the video player above for a look at Comey's full testimony, and click here for full coverage on the former FBI director.

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Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington.

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