Were going to continue our breaking news live coverage of this. I wanted to amplify for you what andrea was just telling you about the Wadirector Comey former Director Comey found out about this, the New York Times account of this is just stunning. He was addressing a group of fbi employees in los angeles when the television in the background flashed the news that he had been fired. In response, mr. Comey laughed. He said he thought it was a fairly funny prank. And then his staff started securing around in the background, told mr. Comey that he should step into a nearby office. Mr. Comey stopped addressing the group. He proceeded to shake hands with the employees he had been speaking to and he stepped into a side office where he confirmed that he had been fired. At that point, he had not heard from the white house. Shortly after that, rachel,
after all of that, its been on television, a letter from the president was delivered to the fbis headquarters just 7 blocks from the white house,
after all of that, it s been on television, a letter from the president was delivered to the fbi s headquarters just 7 blocks from the white house, the letter arrives after it s been on television, after comey find out that way. yeah. so the idea that this is something they ve been cooking since last july and they rolled out in an orderly way today because they taken their time to get this right, it defies it really does defy belief. this is something they apparently had to get to right away, very suddenly with that kind of a roll out and we re seeing it unfold tonight. we saw it unfold with that private plane on the tarmac at lax tonight. rachel, just before andrea you had matthew miller, spokesperson, and he knows how it works there. i was really struck about how he said that these pieces of paper that we got today are so thin and so unlike the way the
arrives after it s been on television, after comey find out that way. yeah. so the idea that this is something they ve been cooking since last july and they rolled out in an orderly way today because they taken their time to get this right, it defies it really does defy belief. this is something they apparently had to get to right away, very suddenly with that kind of a roll out and we re seeing it unfold tonight. we saw it unfold with that private plane on the tarmac at lax tonight. rachel, just before andrea you had matthew miller, spokesperson, and he knows how it works there. i was really struck about how he said that these pieces of paper that we got today are so thin and so unlike the way the justice department normally works, everything in it dated today and apparently no prior thought given to it. when you look at the underlying firing document, which is the