president of the united states addressing his interactions with the fired fbi director james comey and also telling reporters what he thinks about the investigation into russian interference in the last election. >> i think it divides the country. i think we have a very divided country of so many other things. >> reporter: president trump slamming the appointment of a special counsel is bad for the country. >> i restrict the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt, and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can always speak for myself and the russians, ze zero. >> reporter: the president clearly distancing himself from his own campaign. mr. trump also denying reports that he tried to interfere in the fbi's investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. >> did you at any time try to urge fbi director james comey to back down on the investigation