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With everything going on right now, i think it is important with the president does appoint someone who is seen as, you know, not partisan and seen as an independent person which needs to happen in the fbi. i dont like the claim rfrafram fbi. people work there every day to keep us safe. i dont want this to come out like im throwing them under the bus on either side. they do a good job. the perception of the american people for the process to be good. yes, at the same time, the president, any pre...

Staying quiet. we have congress member scott taylor of virginia. he is troubled by the timing presented here and he wants to speak out. it is good to have you, congress member. what do you make of this obvious disconnect between what we were told this was about and now what the president says it was really about? >> there certainly is a disconnect in messaging. i will say this. it is the prerogative of the president. the director serves at his pleasure. he can remove him. that is his legal autho...

>> chris, lets take a moment and listen to that. this is the second time the vice president has been misled by seemingly by his own white house. first flynn and now the president himself. >> the mendacity montage. >> i was going to fire comey. >> he took the recommendation of the deputy attorney general. >> that makes no sense. >> he made a determination that the fbi director lost confide e confidence. made recommendation. >> the president took strong and decisive leadership here to put the safe...

There could be real confidence in the investigation on russia. >> a.b., what about the confidence the american people should have in who the president thinks is a good, reliable person? there was a stunning moment in the interview with lester holt where the president said right off the bat, i fired comey for a number of reasons. he was a showboat. then michael flynn. the former national security adviser who is under multiple investigations in the senate intelligence committee subpoenaed document...

Dissatisfaction over comey and the investigation. what does that tell you about the ability to have this investigation done and the potential need for it to be removed to a truly independent body? >> so with all due respect, im not sure that was interfering with the investigation. if i thought for a second i might be under investigation and having dinner with the fbi director, i might ask him too. he may not tell me. i would not say that is interferi interfering. you saw my statement. im not say...

Objective investigations. im not saying there has to be an independent one at this moment. well see. like i said, two concerns i have. one, a president has to have confidence in his director. that is his or her prerogative. we have to have the confidence in the process for the american people. lets see who gets appointed next in the senate in the bipartisan way. >> what about the confidence of what comes out of the white house? they said this is about rosensteins memo. everybody said it. we have...

>> they lost confidence in the director. >> comey enjoyed broad support within the fbi and still does to this day. i dont believe there is a crisis of confidence with the leadership of the fbi. >> reporter: the trump administration suggesting firing comey would help end the fbi investigation into the russian election meddling. >> we want it to come to conclusion with inter ri ty. we think we have removed director comey taken steps to make that happen. >> reporter: something the acting fbi direct...