Former FBI Director James Comey told NBC News on Wednesday he views his 2017 firing by President Donald Trump was 'potentially obstruction of justice.'
Former FBI Director James Comey told NBC News on Wednesday that his 2017 firing by President Donald Trump was"potentially obstruction of justice."
"I thought that's potentially obstruction of justice and I hope somebody is gonna look at that," Comey said."Again the president appears to be saying, I don't know what's in his head — which is why I can't reach the conclusion, what he appears to be saying is, I got rid of this guy to shut down an investigation that threatened me."
The White House claimed at the time of Comey's firing that it was initiated by the DOJ and as result of his handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation. Two days after Comey's ouster, though, Trump appeared in an interview on NBC News and told Holt he was considering "this Russia thing" when he axed the FBI chief.
Comey said he was surprised that Mueller didn't come to a conclusion on obstruction of justice and left it to the attorney general. He said one of the purposes of a special counsel is to make the tough call and not pass it to political appointees such as the attorney general.
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