that s taken off. we are joined from london with perspective on president trump s overseas trip and the controversies plaguing him from washington a. pleasure to have you with us this hour. leslie. one of the various controversies in washington, this quote again from the president basically referring to his fbi director as a nut job. again, i just fired the head of the fbi, he was crazy, a real nut job. i faced great pressure because of russia, that s taken off. leslie, here s the thing the president of the united states allegedly bragging to russian leaders about firing his american fbi director. how significant is that? well, if it s documented and confirmed, it certainly is another chink in the armor. it suggests that s his motivation for firing comey had
russian foreign minister that, quote, firing the fbi director james b. comey had relieved great pressure on him, according to a deputy summarized in the meeting. i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nut job, mr. trump said, according to the document which was read to the new york times by an american official. i faced great pressure because of russia. that s taken off. mr. trump added, i m not under investigation. once again, not to be outdone by the new york times, the washington post reported late today, quote, the law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between russia and the trump campaign has identified a current white house official as a significant person of interest showing that the probe is reaching into the highest levels of government, according to famiar th the matter. the senior white house adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president, according to these people, who would not further
can quickly reach a conclusion and make a decision about moving forward or not moving forward, in the best interest of the country and frankly the trump administration, to have something thorough, fair and above reproach and as quickly as possible so the country can move on in one way or another. there s no doubt this cloud is impacting everything else and we need to get over this once and for all and the best way to have a process in place to arrive the at the facts, no matter what they are and whatever the facts are that s what we need to make our decisions on. seems the white house is standing in the way of the process to get to the facts, look at the new bombshell from the new york times newspaper reporting when president trump went behind closed doors in the oval office with russian officials he told them i just fired the head the fbi. he was crazy, a real nut job. i faced great pressure because of russia. that s taken off. what was your response when you read the comments?
social media platforms, i think a lot of people will be tuning in to see what the president has to offer. he might remind them, they are not to use social media to criticize their government as well. we will see. this will be a bit awkward. a lot to juggle on this trip. absolutely. you will be watching it ul there in riyadh, appreciate it. the big question now is will the president s trip abroad, will that be enough to end the firestorm that is mushrooming in the washington when he fired fbi director james comey? the latest news on that front the russian foreign minister, this is key. he denies the report that mr. trump talked about comey when the president met with sergei lavrov at the white house, lavrov said comey s name never came up during that meeting. according to time s the president is quoted as saying i just fired the head of the fbi, he was crazy, a real nut job, i faced great pressure because of russia.
honestly, i cannot explain the president s actions. i do not think it was a wise thing to do. mr. comey was highly respected and highly regarded. i cannot explain. i do not think it was a smart thing to do. you think it was an effort to impede the investigation? i do not know. i know this issue has infuriated the president. and it is obvious from his public appearance and statements. but i do not think it was the right remedy. when he was the president of the united states and he will face the events, i am not sure he would have had the appointment of mr. muller if that had happened. he said of the president should never have let russian foreign minister into the oval office last week but now it turns out i want to put this back on the screen that mr. trump told him i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nut job. i faced great pressure because of russia. that has taken off.