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After Tillerson welcomed Lavrov to Washington to continue their dialogue on the issues dividing Russia and the United States, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and other reporters yelled out questions about Comey's firing.

"Does the Comey firing cast a shadow over your talks?" Mitchell asked.

"Was he fired?" Lavrov asked in an innocent tone. "You're kidding! You're kidding!"

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