Some 38% of people in the survey disapproved of the president's decision to fire Mr. Comey, while 29% approved.
If anyone attempts to interfere with or block the investigation, Schumer said, "you need somebody who is going to stand up".
"Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future "press briefings" and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy", President Donald Trump tweeted.
Warner said it was "virtually unprecedented" to have a president fire an FBI director - it has happened just once before - and the fact it occurred as Comey led an investigation into the Trump campaign was particularly concerning. "This demands a serious, down-the-middle investigation", he said. Sessions recused himself from involvement in the Russian election probe after failing to disclose 2016 contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. "I think the Senate majority leader thinks that's a fantastic idea", Holmes said. "Now he seems to be violating that recusal".
Less than a week after Trump fired Comey, the administration has interviewed at least eight candidates to be Federal Bureau of Investigation director, and Trump has said a decision could come before he leaves Friday on his first overseas trip as president. That's slightly different than secretly recording people, although it's notable that while NY and Washington, D.C. require only one-party consent―only one side of the conversation must know and consent to being recorded for legal purposes―Florida law requires two-party consent. Three other people are expected to interview Saturday with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein.
Warner said separately on ABC that Rosenstein ought appoint a special prosecutor to lead an investigation into the question of whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russian Federation.
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"This is an issue of country, not party, " Schumer said. I will "absolutely" subpoena tapes between Comey and Trump if they exist GOP chairman: Trump's Comey tweet "inappropriate" GOP senator: Special prosecutor "on the table" MORE (R-N.C.), said that while another committee may need to subpoena the tapes, it is essential to make sure they don't "mysteriously disappear". "But we don't know all the evidence yet". "And I think as well our ins titutions are under assault internally", he said.
"We are in the midst of a civilization-warping crisis of public trust", Sasse said on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
Graham told NBC he thinks the President is not a target of the investigations - something Trump said Comey told him on multiple occasions at a dinner at the White House in January, although those close to the former FBI director have provided different accounts of their meeting, according to the New York Times.
Almost a dozen people are being considered, including attorneys, law enforcement officials, and lawmakers.
Warner is among the most outspoken Senate Democrats on Trump, particularly regarding the Russian Federation issue.
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