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Today? and i'm not talking about democrats. i'm talking about the republicans. >> because that's all that really matters. >> that's for this political and potential impeachment discussion. but it's a pretty devastating memo. and of course the memo and the conversations lead up to him being fired. i think that's the action that ultimately triggered all of this and is at the heart of lot of concern. >> when i read all these pages where i see sort of a bureaucratic nerd that is putting down for the record every single detail, right down to color of the wuls, what was being served for dinner. they...

President gave his explanation. >> he is a showboat and grand standard. the fbi has been in turmoil. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil. it hasn't recovered from that. regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. knowing there was no good time to do it. and in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself -- you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. it is an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election they should have one back. >> dana: president trump also clarified that he expects the fbi to continue the inv...

President gave his explanation. >> he is a showboat and grand standard. the fbi has been in turmoil. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil. it hasn't recovered from that. regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. knowing there was no good time to do it. and in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself -- you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. it is an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election they should have one back. >> dana: president trump also clarified that he expects the fbi to continue the inv...

-- we often get a two-minute warning, a little bit past that time, so we expect the deputy, principal deputy press secretary sarah huckabee sanders to step in and do so and just a moment to get the press briefing underway. as we are awaiting the press briefing, nbc has been releasing different clips from lester holt's interview with the president. of course come that interview happening at a crucial time in there all these questions about why and when the president decided to fire jim comey paid we have a little bit more of that. guys, do we have time for that? a little more of that interview ...

He didn't remember that he skipped the inauguration. >> he conveniently doesn't remember. i can tell you when i was at the inauguration's, you don't forget something like that. he got caught and it's pretty bad. and it's making him look bad, frankly. this is a very important time. this is a transition and a very important transition. especially because things will be done beautifully but they'll be done differently than they have been over the past eight years. and i can say over the past 16 years. there will be a difference. we have to have a smooth transition, and president obama understands...