In a clip released by NBC News, President Trump tells Lester Holt that he planned to fire former FBI Director James Comey regardless of any recommendations from Attorney General Jeff Sessions or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
"I was going to fire regardless of recommendation."
Additionally, in the clip Trump calls Comey a "showboat" and a "grandstander."
Yesterday, the White House's story was the firing happened due to DAG Rosenstein's 3 page letter recommending the firing.
BREAKING: I was going to fire Comey anyway, Pres. Trump tells @LesterHoltNBC in exclusive interview at White House https://t.co/MAmo1PE1RL— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 11, 2017
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