formidable candidate. the polling suggested he would have won and it s not a stretch to say american history would have been fundamentally different. he was a man whose integrity became an avatar for what he called the sensible center in american politics, something that seems increasingly lost, but because he came out of that non-partisan military tradition, and he was a problem solver first, a patriot who always put country over party, through his decisions and n recent years to leave the republican party over donald trump and what he called his constant lies, that power was self-evident and had a direct appeal to independent voters in particular. no redos, he decide the no to run. american history would have been very different. what he did at every step of his career is really be a strong voice for that sensible center, for bringing people together and a lot of the wisdom he articulated from the powell doctrine in the military, which i think has been validated by recent history,
in the politics lead. former fbi director, james comey absolutely unleashed on president trump and republicans just moments ago. comey said president trump has damaged the fbi s reputation with his, quote, constant lies, and he attempted to shame republicans for staying silent about it. republicans used to understand that the actions of a president matter. the words of a president matter. the rule of law matters and the truth matters. where are those republicans today? at some point, someone has to stand up and in the face of fear of fox news, fear of their base, fear of mean tweets, stand up for the values of this country and not slink away in retirement. cnn s manu raju is live on capitol hill. and manu, you were there questioning comey as he came out of that closed-door hearing this afternoon. what else did he have to say? yeah. in addition to slamming republicans and the president for not defending the rule of law, he also defended the actions that he took as fbi director, in