reopening the hillary clinton e-mail investigation days before the election. >> what did it feel like to be james comey? >> it sucked. i walked around feeling beaten down. felt like i was totally alone, that everybody hated me and there wasn't a way out because it was the right thing to do. >> the fired fbi director adamantly defending his handling of the clinton probe. >> if you knew it would elect donald trump would you send it? >> i would. down that path -- if i ever start considering whose political fortunes would be effected by a decision we're done. >> the white house hasn't said yet whether or not president trump watched that interview last night. we'll likely find out soon enough whether on twitter or when the president leaves the white house. he is going to south florida for a tax cut event and spending the rest of the week as he waits on the japanese prime minister to