John McCain addresses bizarre Comey questioning: Maybe I shouldn't 'stay up late watching Diamondbacks night games'
The Arizona Republican confused reporters during Comey's hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, when he seemed to conflate the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the US election with an unrelated probe into Hillary Clinton's email practices.
"I get the sense from Twitter that my line of questioning went over people's heads," McCain said in a statement emailed to reporters. "Maybe going forward I shouldn't stay up late watching the Diamondbacks night games."
The baseball team, which is based in McCain's home state, played the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in a game that ended well past 1 a.m. ET.
McCain then explained the point he was trying to make to Comey:
The Diamondbacks' Twitter account acknowledged McCain's statement with a shrug emoticon.
During McCain's questioning, which was at times rambling and incoherent, the senator pressed Comey on a possible "double standard" in how the FBI handled the Clinton and Russia probe, but seemed to consider them one singular investigation.
"Both President Trump and former candidate Clinton are both involved in the investigation, yet one of them you said there would be no charges and the other one you say the investigation continues," McCain said to Comey. "Well, I think there's a double standard there to tell you the truth."