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That no decision is final until it's carried out. i guess is that there are people at this d. ais who have said they were going to let somebody go and was going to fire somebody and never did that, so the fact that the president said that on may 8th doesn't mean that it the information he got from you on may 9th was not necessary or impactful, and i'm sure you're not going to say how many times the president said we ought to get rid of that person, but i'm sure that's happened, and, chairman, i'll yield. senator king. >> mr. attorney general, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. >> i ...

He thought was improper. he just said he was uncomfortable i believe with it. >> after that discussion with mr. comey -- >> actually i don't know that he said he was uncomfortable. i think he said maybe it was what he testified to was perhaps the correct wording. i'm not sure exactly what he said, but i don't dispute it. >> well, exactly what i think -- what i remember him saying was that you didn't react at all and kind of shrugged, but you said you referred him to the normal way that these meetings are supposed to be conducted. >> i took it as a concern that he might be asked something that ...

Decision is final until it's carried out. my guess is there are people at this dais who have said that they would let somebody go or hire somebody that never did that. the fact that the president said that on may 8th does not mean that the information he got from you on may 9th was not necessary or impactful and i'm sure you're not going to say how many times the president said, we ought to get rid of that person, but i'm sure that's happened. >> senator kane. >> you testified a few minutes ago, i'm not able to invoke executive privilege, that's up to the president. has the president invoked e...

That he thought was improper. he said he was uncomfortable, i believe, with it. >> after that discussion with mr. comey -- actually, i don't know he said he was uncomfortable. i think he said -- maybe what he testified to was perhaps the correct wording. i'm not sure exactly what he said, but i don't dispute it. >> exactly -- what i remember him saying is you didn't react at all and kind of shrugged. you're saying you referred him to the normal way these meetings were supposed to be conducted? >> i took it as a concern that he might be asked thing that was improper. i affirmed to him his willi...

Have honesty from me. he said honest loyalty, and then i thought this was a way to end the awkwardness. >> reporter: then two and a half weeks later another meeting according to comey in which the president said he hopes he can let go of the investigation of dismissed national security adviser michael flynn. >> that's how i understood it, yes, sir. >> reporter: over the next two months comey said the president presses him repeatedly to get out word that he, the president, was not under investigation to remove the cloud of suspicion hampering his new administration. some of it is so troubling, ...