James Comey timeline: From Clinton email scandal to Russia investigation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTRK) -- The long and winding road to James Comey's firing as FBI director and today's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee all began with the origin of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

What started as a small trickle of information and whispered allegations turned into a flood involving not just the former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate, but an alleged sex scandal involving embattled former Congressman Anthony Weiner and finger pointing between President Obama, Donald Trump and Russia.

Here's a look back at the events which led to Comey taking the hot seat today on Capitol Hill:

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