Well, days before he was fired, former fbi director james comey asked for more resources into the investigation of russirussia and the u. S. Election. President trump explained why he was fired and he told staffers he will be fine. Hena daniels is here in new york. Good morning. Good morning. Acting fbi director Andrew Mccabe will be speaking before the committee. While the investigation into the president s alleged links with russia accelerates. He was not doing a good job. President trump continued to defend his firing of james comey wednesday night. I think it would not be a bad thing for the American People if he did step down. Tweeting out this video of several democrats calling for the former fbi directors resignation in the past. The post came on the same day comey issued a farewell letter to his bureau wrietding in part, i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason, adding, quote, i will be fine. Frankly he had been considering letting director
Guillermo, hello, im jimmy, im the host of the show. Thank you for watching. Thanks for coming. Thats very nice. We have not a moment to waste. You are very kind. We have a lot to get to tonight. Starting with what might be the most shocking episode of the celebrity president yet. As im sure youve heard by now, president what is his last name . Trump . President trump yesterday said adios to james comey, who was director of the fbi, and also was in charge of investigating his campaigns relationship with the russians. He fired the guy who is investigating him. You know when we said trump should act more president ial . We probably should have specified we didnt mean nixon. [ laughter ] although nixon supported universal health care. Not only did james comey get fired, the way he got fired, trump had his longtime personal bodyguard deliver a letter in a manila envelope to fbi was fired. James comey wasnt there, he was here in l. A. Speaking to a group of fbi agents. They had the tv on. H
An amazing survival. The 23yearold hiker stranded in the wilderness with just her dog. It was a huge mistake that ended up being seven days. Lost after taking a wrong turn on a trail, the incredible rescue. Now shes speaking out right here on gma. Yes, some good news on this busy thursday morning. What a great survival story. Oh, yeah, that hiker and her dog were lost for nearly a week in the montana wilderness with grizzlies nearby and thank goodness they both maze it out safely. A lot of smiles for them this morning. Also a lot going on. Much more fallout over the president s decision to fire fbi director james comey. Reports this morning that the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein threatened to resign over this. President trumps Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders is standing by to respond. A new headline in that bombshell. Former director james comey had asked for more money and resources to investigate russian meddling in the election just days before he was fired. Meanwhile,
Featuring dawn and the legendary roots crew. Questlove 672. Yeah steve and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ] jimmy you know it you know it you know this is it, baby. Welcome to the tonight show [ cheers and applause ] you feel it i feel it theres a buzz, theres a buzz in the building tonight. Steve oh jimmy you feel it. This crowd knows [ cheers and applause ] its a great show tonight. Welcome, welcome, everybody, welcome. Heres what everybodys talking about. It was another crazy day in washington. Can you believe whats going on . I dont even know what to say anymore. Yesterday donald trump fired the director of the fbi, james comey, the guy who has been in the news every day since the election. [ light laughter ] he fired him. Yeah. I guess comey heard about it right before a recruitment event he was going to speak at. [ laughter ] he was like, hey, while im recruiting, anyone want to be director . Just came up. Its a new i just got the email. What . Theyre also sa
Break yofrg night former fbi director james comey speaks out for the very First Time Since his abrupt firing. He released a farewell letter to employees after his stunning ouster writing quote i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason or for no reason at all. It is done. And i will be fine. As reports surface the president ordered attorney general Jeff Sessions and ag Rod Rosenstein to provide in writing the case for firing comey. Multiple news outlets from the New York Times to the Associated Press report comey had just requested more resources to pursue his investigation in russias meddling in the 2016 election and possible involvement of Trump Associates before his termination. It is fielding questions as it was the true motive behind his firing. The White House Deputy press secretary says the decision had everything to do with his handling of the confidence in director comey, and frankly, hed been considering letting director comey go since the d