Donald Trump actually said...

"Now they're saying, 'Oh, well, 'Did he fight back? Did he fight back?' John -- you fight back, oh, it's obstruction."

"You know, the president is allowed to fire the FBI director as he did and he could have set in motion the firing of Robert Mueller."

"No, not at all."

"I haven't giving it any thought. I've been reading about it from you people, oh, I'm going to dismiss him. No, I'm not dismissing anybody."