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<\/p>\nTrump\u2019s Explanation for Comey Firing is Rife with Inconsistency, Implausibility, and Unsupportable Claims: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n
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In an interview with NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt on Thursday night, Donald Trump spewed a load of assertions about the firing of James Comey and the Russia investigation rife with inconsistencies, implausibility, and unsupportable claims.<\/p>\n
Trump told Holt that Comey told him he was not under investigation even though Comey has testified under oath that Trump is under investigation. Would Comey have had such a discussion? And such a conversation would make\u00a0Trump an obstructor of\u00a0justice.<\/p>\n
Writes the Washington Post<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n In the interview, Trump made clear it was his idea to fire the FBI director earlier this week. Trump fired Comey on Tuesday, after receiving a memorandum from the deputy attorney general criticizing Comey\u2019s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cRegardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey,\u2019\u2019 said Trump.<\/p>\n The president said Comey told him on three occasions that the FBI was not investigating him, offering more details of an assertion he made in his letter dismissing the FBI director. \u2026<\/p>\n The exchange as described by the president is remarkable in that he said the FBI director was discussing an ongoing investigation with the president \u2014 something Justice Department policy generally prohibits \u2014 at the same time Comey was seeking assurances he would remain in his job.<\/p>\n Watch:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Trump\u2019s Explanation for Comey Firing is Rife with Inconsistency, Implausibility, and Unsupportable Claims: WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n