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James co-the investigation in to russia's lelgts election meddling may send sooner, butvo head. let's go to pamela brown. tell us about today's testimony. >> reporter: the now acting director of the fbi testified today that james comey's firing will have no impact on the probe that he called highly significant and he said comey had the full backing of the fbi rank and file directly contradicting the white house. tonight the acting director for the fbi andrew mccabe assuring that the russian investigation has not and will not be hindered by the firing of former director james comey. >> there ha...

Constitution. >> reporter: and mccabe pledging that he will alert committee if there are any indications the investigation is being tampered with. >> for as long as you are acting fbi director, do you commit to informing this xhilts difference any effort to interfere with the ongoing investigation into links between russia and trump campaign? >> i absolutely do. >> reporter: while the interim direct door wou director would not comment on conversations president trump said he had with comey where comey told the president he was not personally under investigation -- >> i can't comment on any con...

Fire james comey. the president now telling nbc -- >> i was going to fire comey. there is no good time do it by the way. >> because if your letter you said i accepted their recommendation. so you had already made the decision? >> oh, i was going fire regardless. >> reporter: those words at odds with the story line white house staffers began pushing just hours after the bombshell move to oust the man leading the probe into possible collusion between trump associates and russian officials during the presidential campaign. >> i think you're look at the wrong set of facts here. >> reporter: tuesda...

Said the president acted on that recommendation firefight recommendation. and while the white house insisted james koechl lost the confidence of the fbi employees, acting director testified that he holds comey in the highest regard and comey still has broad support within the bureau and he promised to lawmakers he would reveal any attempts at political interference and he pledged the russia probe will move forward. the president repeated that comey told him three times that he is not under investigation, he says comey told him that directly and he said he thinks he heard it from others. and th...