Once was during dinner; twice it happened during phone calls, according to the US president.
Donald Trump asked his now-fired FBI director on three occasions whether he was the target of ongoing investigations, he said Thursday, stoking allegations of presidential interference.
President Donald Trump took to twitter Friday morning to issue a dire warning to former FBI Director James Comey about trying to influence media coverage of his firing.
"I had a dinner with him". In an interview with Jeanine Pirro, Trump said, "I can't talk about that, I won't talk about that".
In the interview, Trump insisted that he always meant to fire Comey, undercutting the initial White House explanation that he acted on the recommendation of top justice officials who criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigation chief's handling of a probe into Hillary Clinton's emails.
He and officials from the Department of Justice were clear why they felt James Comey had to go - more on that later.
"My gut reaction? No way would Comey ever tell him that". "This Russia thing is a made up story". Whoever is chosen as Comey's successor, and all of that person's subordinates, will know the truth about what happened and will have to behave accordingly.
The President then tweeted that fired FBI Director James Comey "better hope that there are no "tapes" of their conversations.
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Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Andrew McCabe Thursday said ongoing investigation into alledged links between White House staff and Russian Federation will continue.
The investigation will proceed as planned, according to the FBI director. Mr Trump has repeatedly refused to release his tax returns, making it impossible to verify the conclusions.
With the FBI's independence compromised, the only option is for Congress to do its job: launch a thorough, credible investigation of the Russian Federation situation and, in parallel, launch a thorough, credible investigation of media reports that the White House has been lying about why Comey was sacked. The ethical guidance is not legally binding, though it's generally respected in order to shield investigations from political pressure.
Trump also said that at the dinner, he and Comey discussed whether the U.S. top cop would stay in his role and continue his ten-year term. Trump wanted to know what his two top Justice Department officials thought of Comey and his performance. We'll see what happens. "He knows the ropes".
Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
Mr Trump's outburst came amid growing scrutiny over the White House's account of how Mr Comey was sacked, particularly its initial claim that Mr Trump had only fired him on the recommendation of his new deputy attorney-general Rod Rosenstein - a claim that Mr Trump laid out in his letter of dismissal. No one, not even a president, is above the law. "In fact, we have wiretaps all over you"?"
"He's not the kind of guy who would ask the president over dinner to save his job, so I don't believe that for a second". Comey's dismissal has already been compared to Nixon's sacking of a special prosecutor dealing with the case in what is now remembered as the Saturday Night Massacre.
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