Donald Trump

As I was making the decision to fire Comey I was thinking about the Russia Trump story.

I think he asked for the dinner. And he wanted to stay on as the FBI head and I said, 'I'll, you know, consider. We'll see what happens.'

Look, he's a showboat. He's a grandstander. The FBI has been in turmoil.

I was going to fire him regardless of recommendations.

I accepted their recommendations.

The president insisting that morale was low at the FBI and also Sarah Huckabee Sanders just yesterday insisting that morale was well.

I greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that I am not under investigation.

The president responded with a request for honest loyalty, which I think the director said that he could do.

I think we had a great discussion having to do with Syria, having to do with the Ukraine and maybe that discussion will lead to a lot less people getting killed and will leave ultimately to peace.

I'm looking to do a great job for the country. I'm looking to create jobs. I'm looking to create strength and security.

I have nothing to do with Russia. I have no investments in Russia, none whatsoever.

If Russia or anybody else is trying to interfere with our elections, I think it's a horrible thing and I want to get to the bottom of it.

I want the investigation speed up.

I said to myself, I said, 'You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story. It's an excuse by the Democrat for having lost an election that they should have won.'

I was going to fire Comey. My decision. It was not --

Yesterday, on the same day- I had meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the FM of Ukraine, Pavlo... https://t.co/hm4U54DCQO

The Democrats should be ashamed. This is a disgrace!#DrainTheSwamp https://t.co/UfbKEECm2V

Russia must be laughing up their sleeves watching as the U.S. tears itself apart over a Democrat EXCUSE for losing the election.

The Russia/Trump collusion story is a total hoax. When will this taxpayer funded charade end?

Today is the best evidence ever that we've seen that our system is absolutely, totally rigged. It's rigged.

Caught, he cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness...and now he is judge &amp, jury. He should be the one who is investigated for his acts.

The Roger Stone report on @CNN is false - Fake News. Have not spoken to Roger in a long time - had nothing to do with my decision.

Years, as a pol in Connecticut, Blumenthal would talk of his great bravery and conquests in Vietnam - except he was never there. When....

Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me!

A greater danger is that the United States will stop being a model and aspirational standard for other countries.