a direct result of the rather foolish tweet he made some weeks ago alleging that president obama was bugging trump tower. that oblige ed jim comey to saye have no information on that. now the firing has led to all of this including, of course, the reference to tapes and anyone who has been in washington for any period of time with their eyes open, has any history at all, knows history, the word tapes summons up a whole history. that s generally not good. the president just doesn t seem to have any capacity he s engaging and even his supporters perhaps not the hard core supporters but certainly people in the republican party at
some new details are coming to light on how former fbi director james comey reacted to his public firing. joining me now nbc s ken delanean. you reported mr. comey was just furious how this all went down. what is he saying to those close to him? to be clear i haven t spoke tone jim comey and i don t know that any reporter has. i am speaking to people who are friends of his, associates, and they are saying he was upset with the manner in which he was fired. he found out about it while he was addressing fbi agents in los angeles and the news flashed on the tv screens. he s more concerned with the way president trump characterized the dinner in january. one, he said comey asked for the dinner and, two, the president said jim comey asked to be retained in his job as fbi director. comey associates are telling me those things just didn t happen that way, alex. ken, dilanian, we ll talk mao
to, how practical is that? do you think a decision can be made properly in a few days? i think a decision can be made quickly on this. the important thing is that he pick someone who is without question independent and full of integrity. one of the noteworthy things whatever one agrees with or disagrees with when it comes to jim comey, within the intelligence world he was viewed as a person of integrity and absolute independence. you always knew he would say what he thought. if you re a worker bee or within the fbi you knew if you were engaged in a sensitive investigation or intelligence issue that he would provide you top cover, that he would be someone who wouldn t throw you under the bus. those are the qualities the president has to look for in a new fbi director. sir, attorney general jeff