>> look, he's a showboat, he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that, everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil. less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered from that. >> monday, you met with the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. >> right. >> did you ask for a recommendation? >> what i did is, i was going to fire comey. my decision -- >> you had made the decision before they came in. >> i was going to fire comey. there's no good time to do it, by the way. they -- >> because in your letter, you said, i accepted their recommendation. >> well, they had -- >> you already made the decision? >> i was going to fire regardless of -- he made a recommendation, he's highly respected, very good guy, very smart guy. the democrats like him, the republicans like him. he made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. >> let me ask you about your termination letter to mr. comey.