Election. Abc News Reporter, jonathan carl, at the capitol. Reporter President Trump today said that he decided on his own to fire james comey. Hes as grand stander. The fbi had been in turmoil. The president says he decided to fire comey way before the attorney general weighed in. There is no good time to do it. When i decided to just did, i said to myself, you know this russia thing with trump and russia, is a made up story. The director told him hes not under investigation three separate times including during a dinner at the white house, a dinner that comey requested. I said well consider and well see what happens. Comey assured him he was not only investigation in two separate phone calls. I said if it is possible, will you let me know am i under investigation. He said you are not under investigation. I know that i am not under investigation. I am not talking about campaigns. I am not under investigation. Is it inappropriate for the president of the United States to ask the fbi di