Fired FBI director James Comey allegedly told colleagues that Donald Trump was ‘crazy’ and ‘outside the realm of normal’ back when the President claimed Obama wire-tapped his phones.
The New York Times reports that Comey made the comments to associates after being left shocked by Trump’s wire-tapping claims back in March.
In turn, Trump became outraged when Comey publicly dismissed the allegations. When deciding to sack the FBI director, Trump allegedly told his aides there was ‘something wrong with’ Comey.
The President tweeted claims that Obama had been spying on him in Trump Tower shortly before his election victory. Obama was quick to refute the claims.
‘Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!’ Trump tweeted in March.
US officials said on Wednesday that in the days before he was fired, Comey had requested more resources to pursue his investigation into Russia’s election meddling and the possible involvement of Trump associates.
It has fueled concerns that Trump was trying to undermine a probe that could threaten his presidency.
It was unclear whether word of the Comey request, put to deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, ever made its way to Trump. But the revelation intensified the pressure on the White House from both political parties to explain the motives behind Comey’s stunning ouster.
Democrats quickly accused Trump of using Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation as a pretext and called for a special prosecutor into the Russia probe. Republican leaders brushed off idea as unnecessary.
Defending the firing, White House officials said Trump’s confidence in Comey had been eroding for months. They suggested Trump was persuaded to take the step by Justice Department officials and a scathing memo, written by Rosenstein, criticizing the director’s role in the Clinton investigation.
‘Frankly, he’d been considering letting Director Comey go since the day he was elected,’ White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, a sharply different explanation from the day before, when officials put the emphasis on new Justice complaints about Comey.
US officials said on Wednesday that in the days before he was fired, Comey had requested more resources to pursue his investigation into Russia’s election meddling and the possible involvement of Trump associates.
It has fueled concerns that Trump was trying to undermine a probe that could threaten his presidency.
It was unclear whether word of the Comey request, put to deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, ever made its way to Trump. But the revelation intensified the pressure on the White House from both political parties to explain the motives behind Comey’s stunning ouster.
Democrats quickly accused Trump of using Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation as a pretext and called for a special prosecutor into the Russia probe. Republican leaders brushed off idea as unnecessary.
Defending the firing, White House officials said Trump’s confidence in Comey had been eroding for months. They suggested Trump was persuaded to take the step by Justice Department officials and a scathing memo, written by Rosenstein, criticizing the director’s role in the Clinton investigation.
‘Frankly, he’d been considering letting Director Comey go since the day he was elected,’ White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, a sharply different explanation from the day before, when officials put the emphasis on new Justice complaints about Comey.
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