in fact there was a change within the fbi and they were investigating him for potential obstruction. and what we learned also is that there were a series of interviews that the special counsel had arranged with top intelligence officials potentially as part of that investigation. >> and based on your reporting, that change came about, as i understand it, because of the firing of comey. >> and obviously comey testified that that was his intention in leaking the memos, detailing his communications with the president. and so, you know, it's what we learned is actually that this decision to open this file if you will on trump was made actually before the special counsel was actually named, which is just a few days later. >> but, i mean, for president trump, the irony is his own actions in firing comey actually led to then this evolution of --

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