Cenk Uygur
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Trump Administration ADMITS Comey Was Fired To Kill Russia Investigation
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May 13, 2017
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10:34Now Playing“…the point is, we want this to come to its conclusion.” Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadarola, and Alonzo Bodden, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"During a Thursday interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, President Trump claimed the decision to fire FBI Director James Comey amid an ongoing investigation into his campaign’s ties with Russia was ultimately his and his alone.
Trump also says he decided to fire Comey before his Monday meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — a revelation that indicates the rationale he provided to Comey in a letter announcing his termination was a pretext.
“I was going to fire Comey — my decision,” Trump told Holt.
Holt pushed back, noting that in the letter to Comey, Trump wrote that he was acting on a recommendation from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Rosenstein.
“I was going to fire regardless of recommendation,” Trump said. “He made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation I was going to fire Comey.””*
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur,
Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadarola, Alonzo Bodden
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadarola, Alonzo Bodden
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