The Firing Of FBI Director James Comey -- News Updates May 10, 2017

CNN: White House: Trump thought about firing Comey since Election Day

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump had been thinking about firing FBI Director James Comey since Election Day, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday.

"The President has lost confidence in Director Comey and, frankly, he'd been considering letting Director Comey go since the day he was elected," Sanders told reporters, adding that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had raised concerns about the former FBI chief on Monday, prompting Trump to ask him to put his recommendation in writing.

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The Firing Of FBI Director James Comey -- News Updates May 10, 2017

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