say it again. this is about the fight for the soul of our democracy. we cannot afford to lose this one. and then this. a new york times reporting that when the president met with russian officials in the oval office last week, where he reportedly disclosed classified, high-level intelligence provided by israel, the president in that same meeting also told the russian officials, quote, 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. president trump adding, i m not under investigation. senator patrick leahy responded to the story on twitter by quoting the president adding, quote, this is what obstruction looks like. the white house is not disputing the account which came from a document that has been circulated as the official account of the meeting. in a statement, the press secretary sean spicer said that the real story is that the conversation leaked and complained that comey had,
many of these reports. and even though the president is out of town, the cloud surrounding the investigations into russia s attempt to intervene in the u.s. election remains, and the white house wasn t really thrilled with the idea of a special council being named, but there was some hope that it would reign in the drip, drip, drip of reports and accusations, but at the last 24 hours are any indication, the leaks will continue. the new york times is reporting that president trump bragged to the russian ambassador in the oval office about his firing of fbi director james comey. saying quote, revealed great pressure from the russia investigation. the report also says mr. trump called comey, quote, crazy, a real nut job. the white house is not denying the times story, which is raising new questions about president trump s intent in firing comey. democratic senator patrick leahy shared a link in the report saying in his own words, quote, this is what obstruction looks like. republican co
this story and discussion about this story today have been focusing on the fact that the president is also quoted in this official white house account of that meeting calling fired fbi direct james comey, quote, crazy, a real nut job. you know what though? when one of your work colleagues is somebody the presidentalls sleepy eyes, when he says senator kai senator mccain is no war hero, best not to get too caught up in what names this particular president flings at people. that s how he behaves even though he s president of the united states. he calls people all sorts of stuff. so i realize everybody was very excited about him calling the fbi director a nut job. if i m the fbi director, i am probably very unhappy about that. i m sure it hurt feelings. it s exercising, it s weird it s
told the russian officials that james comey was a nut job. i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nut job, mr. trump said. i faced great pressure because of russia. that s taken off. i find it outrageous. he is portraying himself in this meeting as the handmaiden of the russians. we are definitely in the twilight zone right now. the washington post reporting the russia probe has reached a current white house official whose described as close to the president. you re going to see subpoenas, potential interview requests in the coming weeks. clearly, things were heating up. and that seems to be the motivation for president trump making the decision to fire comey. this is an inflection point in the entire russia collusion investigation. we just got this shocking breaking news. james comey is going to testify openly before the senate intelligence committee after memorial day. this is going to get so much worse for the white house.
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 familiar with 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 identify the official. the washington post also reports today that, quote, the