Trump fired Comey last Tuesday. He spoke during a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the White House. "And if they're not in existence, if this was yet another fabrication by the president, he needs to come clean about it", said Schiff.
Lawmakers are urging the president to steer clear of appointing any politicians. The move prompted an uproar among Democrats and some Republicans because Comey's agency is leading an investigation into whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russian Federation in that country's attempts to interfere with the USA presidential election past year.
And now, ex-intelligence chief James Clapper - who worked for President Barack Obama - worries that the US democratic system of checks and balances and the separation of powers among three equal branches of government is being threatened by the current president.
The White House had no immediate comment.
Trump also praised the personality of embattled White House press secretary Sean Spicer, but did not appear to fully commit to the idea of retaining him over the longer term.
Equally unresolved is the explanation for Comey's abrupt firing.
"In fact, when I chose to just do it, I said to myself, I said, 'You know, this Russian Federation thing with Trump and Russian Federation is a made up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won, '" Trump told Holt during the interview.
Trump, who has sought better relations with Russian Federation, has continued to question whether it was behind the hacking of email accounts belonging to Democrats involved in Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
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The first person to be interviewed for the position was Alice Fisher, who served as assistant attorney general for the criminal division during the George W. Bush administration.
-Adam Lee, special agent in charge of the FBI's office in Richmond, Virginia. They are among more than a dozen candidates Trump is considering, a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials.
Warner and other Democrats also questioned the involvement of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in interviewing candidates to replace Comey. He was appointed to NY state's highest court past year.
Anonymous sources told the Associated Press that Michael J. Garcia, an associate judge on New York's highest court, and US District Judge Henry E. Hudson were also interviewed.
-Frances Townsend, a former Bush homeland security and counterterrorism adviser.
-Rogers. The FBI Agents Association says it believes his diverse background makes him the best choice.
Mr Trump's threat about tapes has intensified calls from Democrats for an independent probe of alleged Russian meddling in the USA election.
A senior Republican senator and the acting Federal Bureau of Investigation chief were two of the four candidates due to be interviewed by Attorney-General Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein yesterday.
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