let me read once again the statement from the white house. right. today president donald j. trump informed fbi director james comby that he has been terminated and removed from office. president trump acted based on the clear recommendation of both deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and attorney general jeff sessions. the white house statement adds the fbi is one of our nation hose most cherished and respected institutions, and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement, that s a quote. that s a quote directly in this statement from the president, president trump. a search for a new permanent fbi director will begin immediately. pamela brown is our justice correspondent. this is obviously major, a major development and certainly comes, i think it s fair to say, as a surprise. it certainly does, wolf. i can tell you anyone who covers the justice beat or anyone who is in our business or even outside is really shocked by this announcement coming from
comey. let me go to the white house. this came from sean spicer. what more can you tell us, peter? reporter: let me give you the information we have. i am joining your conversation in progress. excuse me if i repeat. spicer said the president informed comey he has been terminate and removed from office. he was based on the clear recommendations on the deputy attorney general as well as the attorney general jeff sessions. the president in a statement said the fbi is of the most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for the crown jewel of law enforcement from the statement. a search for a new permanent fbi director will begin immediately. we have been given this letter written to director comey from the president, donald trump. it s essential that we find new leadership that restores public trust and confidence in his law
sessions, also his deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, notably jeff sessions who recused himself from this russia investigation has recommended the firing of the man who is now overseeing that investigation at the fbi. this is a startling series of events. this is not politics as usual. this is very bizarre and unusual what we ve witnessed over the course of this last 30 minutes or so. we have received a statement from the press secretary sean spicer just a short time ago where basically he says that president trump has accepted the recommendations from both sessions and the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein acting under clear recommendations, as it says, to terminate his fbi director james comey. the statement from president trump reads, the fib is one of our nation s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement. we are told by the white house that a search for a permanent fbi director will begin immed
a judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge. stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands. i am so thankful tonight for my family, my friends, and my faith. these are the things that keep me grounded at life s peaks and that sustain me in its valleys. to louise, my incredible wife and companion of 20 years, my cherished daughters who are watching on tv and all my family and friends i cannot thank you enough for your love and for your prayers. i could not attempt this without you. mr. president, i am honored and i am humbled. thank you very much. [ applause ] [ applause ]
family, my friends, and my faith. these are the things that keep me grounded at life s peaks and have sustained me in its valleys. to louise, my incredible wife and companion of 20 years, my cherished daughters who are watching on tv, and all my family and friends, i cannot thank you enough for your love and for your prayers. i could not attempt this without you. mr. president, i am honored and humbled. thank you very much. [ applause ].