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With everything going on right now, i think it is important with the president does appoint someone who is seen as, you know, not partisan and seen as an independent person which needs to happen in the fbi. i don't like the claim rfrafram fbi. people work there every day to keep us safe. i don't want this to come out like i'm throwing them under the bus on either side. they do a good job. the perception of the american people for the process to be good. yes, at the same time, the president, any president,kconfi director. >> confidence, yes. what about the constitution? what does it mean that t...

Staying quiet. we have congress member scott taylor of virginia. he is troubled by the timing presented here and he wants to speak out. it is good to have you, congress member. what do you make of this obvious disconnect between what we were told this was about and now what the president says it was really about? >> there certainly is a disconnect in messaging. i will say this. it is the prerogative of the president. the director serves at his pleasure. he can remove him. that is his legal authority. the timing and message is off. i know that folks will report on all stations on either side. d...

>> chris, let's take a moment and listen to that. this is the second time the vice president has been misled by seemingly by his own white house. first flynn and now the president himself. >> the mendacity montage. >> i was going to fire comey. >> he took the recommendation of the deputy attorney general. >> that makes no sense. >> he made a determination that the fbi director lost confide e confidence. made recommendation. >> the president took strong and decisive leadership here to put the safety and security of the american people first by accepting the recommendation of the deputy attorney...

There could be real confidence in the investigation on russia. >> a.b., what about the confidence the american people should have in who the president thinks is a good, reliable person? there was a stunning moment in the interview with lester holt where the president said right off the bat, i fired comey for a number of reasons. he was a showboat. then michael flynn. the former national security adviser who is under multiple investigations in the senate intelligence committee subpoenaed documents and the president calls him a good person. listen to it. >> sally yates recently testified that th...

Dissatisfaction over comey and the investigation. what does that tell you about the ability to have this investigation done and the potential need for it to be removed to a truly independent body? >> so with all due respect, i'm not sure that was interfering with the investigation. if i thought for a second i might be under investigation and having dinner with the fbi director, i might ask him too. he may not tell me. i would not say that is interferi interfering. you saw my statement. i'm not saying the independent investigation has to happen right now. that's not what i'm saying. what i'm sa...