Paul Begala actually said...

The substance of the deputy attorney general's memo was that Comey should be fired because he was so mean to Hillary. I happen to agree with that. But the notion that Donald Trump believes that is preposterous. He fired Comey because of Russia.

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Begala discusses the reasons behind Comey's firing, attributing it to Trump's concerns over Russia rather than the stated reasons.

05/10/2017

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