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Not involved with russia. i have had dealings over the years where i sold a house to a very wealthy russian many years ago. i had the miss universe pageant which i owned for quite a while. i had it in moscow a long time ago. but other than that, i have nothing to do with russia. >> one last question on this matter. did you ever -- >> and i have a certified letter, just so you understand. i'm not just saying that. i've given the letter to senator lindsay graham. he has the left and i think frankly, i assume he's going to give the letter out, but it says i am not involved in russia, no loans, no...

President ultimately makes the decision. but we know through the excellent reporting of my colleagues evan perez and pam brown that rod roserosenstein w not particularly pleased to have jim comey's firing pinned on him. i asked sarah sanders if that was a mistake. here's what she said. >> was it a mistake to try to pin the firing of james comey on rod rosenstein? >> i don't think there was an attempt to pin the firing of -- i think his recommendation was extremely clear. the president, though, makes the decision, the buck stops with him. nobody's ever tried to say that this wasn't the presiden...

President trump's a bombshell decision to fire fbi director james comey. that, of course, is sparking your concerns about the future of the russia investigation. we will continue to keep an eye on it. we are also live at the white house with a daily briefing is set to start any minute now. we could learn more about the president's decision to fire james comey and that search for his successor. after vice president pence came to capitol hill this morning and strongly defended the president's decision. >> i am grateful for the action the president has taken, and i am confident as we go forward t...

He should be meeting with the foreign minister, should be meeting with people like kissinger, and for them to try to attack him for doing his job, maybe they should spend more time doing their job that we would not have all the problems that we do. >> reporter: isn't it true that the president had already decided to fire james comey, and he asked the justice department to put together the rationale for that firing? >> no. >> reporter: why did he make the decision? >> he made the decision for the final decision to move forward with it was yesterday, but i know he's been cut to planning it for a...

>> jenna: fox news alert, we are awaiting the white house daily briefing to begin and president trump's firing of the fbi director will be front and center during that. along with any political ramifications to that move including what it means to the fbi investigation of potential ties between the trump campaign and russia. democrats renewing calls for a special prosecutor while some republican lawmakers are defending the president's decision. >> james comey was a good man who made a bad mistake in the way he handled the clinton email scenario, and depending on who you were talking to one day...