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Gentlemejoe degeneral have a whs on this show yesterday. 8 hours before james comey was fired said he should be fired. he said he was fbi director who acted like the president. meanwhile the montage of the media reaction last night went something like this. >> this is an extraordinary moment in american history. >> you bet it is, wolf. and its a grotesque abuse of power by the president of the united states. >> a little whiff of fascism tonight is fair to say. >> absolutely. >> a little whiff of...

Is handwritten note face and at the same time in a matter how you fire someone its never an easy process so he felt like following protocol was the best thing to do. >> reporter: wolf, were learning a short time ago the president finished meeting with the acting director of the fbi, andrew mccabe. he came to the white house and did not see him enter or leave. he was here meeting face to face with the president. the white house is actively searching for a replacement, getting input from cap hull ...

Do, of course. but the head of the fbi directs what gets done, how it gets done, the timing, the decisions. think about the hillary clinton investigation. going public, what they did, reopening the investigation. that was all jim comey. >> you know, what and tom fuentes, youre a former fbi assistant director, so you spent a career inside the fbi. the last time a president fired an have fbi director was back in 1993 when bill clinton fired the fbi director, william sessions. but that followed a f...

Fired. but what we do know, wolf, is that this investigation is full-fledged. its moving full steam ahead. and just in the last couple of weeks, the eastern district of virginia u.s. attorneys office has issued subpoenas to associates of michael flynn, who, of course, was attached to the trump campaign and was president trumps former national security adviser. so that case indicates a significant escalation in this investigation. and it will continue. theres still that question of, what, now wil...

Washington. also at that meeting, by the way, the russian ambassador of the united states, sergey kislyak, remember, it was michael flynns conversations with ambassador kislyak that ultimately led to flynns downfall, as the presidents national security adviser. the russian foreign ministry and the russian embassy, they tweeted out pictures of the meetings, but american pool cameras were not allowed into the room for any coverage. were going to also likely hear plenty of questions today about tha...

According to someone familiar with the conversation, that roger stone had spoken to the president and that he advised the president that he ought to fire james comey. and the white house, as we were saying earlier, the white house has denied this, and the president has tweeted about him denying it, but i stand by my story. and i would also add, wolf, that we -- if we were better readers of the tea leaves, in fact, and by that i mean, donald trumps tweets, we should have seen this coming, in a wa...

About james comey over past year. what we found are repeated reversals and contradiction which are casting doubt from the white house. president trump tonight vigorously defending the firing of the fbi director who he claims lost his confidence. >> because he wasnt doing a good job, very simply. he was wasnnt doing a good job. >> rosenstein now calls mishandling of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. quote the way the director handled the conclusion eest mof e-mail investigation was wrong....

Bri brian todd, thanks for that report. shock and fury over president trumps sudden firing of the fbi director james comey in the middle of the investigation into the russia election meddling and context with the trump camp. >> back at end of october, this president was applauding the fbi director when he reopened the investigation into hillary clintons e-mail. you seemed quite happy with him that point. what changed? >> i think the presidents position. oh no, looks like somebody needs a new n...

Well take 2! [ laughing ] xfinity x1 gives you exclusive access to the best of the billboard music awards just by using your voice. the billboard music awards. sunday, may 21st eight seven central only on abc. right now, were only minutes away from the white house press briefing. where we expect to hear much more about the presidents extraordinary firing of the fbi director, james comey. youre lacking at live pictures. reporters getting ready to ask a lot of questions. but joining us now is ke...

Comey. i think he always seeks out the truth. i dont always agree with his tactics but i dont think anyone would question his motivation. he would stabbed up to what appears to be pretty up believable white house pressure. >> would you ever considerñi hiring jim comey to help in your investigation? your colleague senator blumenthal suggested it. >> angus king who is on the committee also suggested it. i would love to hire somebody of jim comeys merit and knowledge, particularly of complicated i...