Comey has not publicly discussed any conversations he has had with Trump.
Clapper also said he talked to Comey after Trump invited him to dinner shortly after he took office, saying Comey "was uneasy with it". That night, Press Secretary Sean Spicer also told reporters: "It was all him", meaning Mr Rosenstein. "The president has nothing further to add on that". In July, Comey said in a press conference that he would not recommend criminal charges against Clinton.
Clapper's remarks come after Trump tweeted that Clapper had said there is no collusion between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russian Federation. And if his motive was obstructing justice, then his tapes, like Nixon's, could cost him the presidency.
In an interview with Fox News Friday, Trump declined to comment on whether he has listening devices in the White House.
But the tensions over media coverage of the Comey firing are clearly rising. Saudi Arabia readied a plan to invest as much as $40 billion of its sovereign wealth in USA infrastructure projects. At the end of the bureau's investigation, the decision as to whether criminal charges are warranted should be made by the relevant US attorney or the Department of Justice.
At the beginning, Trump's aides said Comey's firing came at the suggestion of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, but by Wednesday the word was that Trump had been considering firing Comey for a long time, and made the final determination after hearing from Sessions and Rosenstein.
"Here's the thing, the difference between me and another president", Trump said. Trump said in a string of Twitter posts on Friday morning.
Still chafing at media coverage of the firing, Mr Trump tweeted on Friday: "Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future "press briefings" and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???"
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"When James Clapper himself, and virtually everyone else with knowledge of the witch hunt, says there is no collusion, when does it end?"
"It could be. It could be a lot of people, but how about the idea of an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation, promoting within the ranks". He said that if the investigation gets short-circuited there will continue to be a "dark cloud" over the administration. Under U.S. tax law, not all financial ties would be required to be reported on a personal tax return. Lindsey Graham. Graham leads one of the congressional committees investigating Russia's interference in last year's election. "Yesterday, the President told NBC News that he asked Mr. Comey if he was under investigation while he was actively considering whether or not to retain Mr. Comey as FBI director, a question that in itself undermines the FBI's independence".
"I don't think - that's not a threat".
By that measure, Trump succeeded.
The White House said Trump asked his lawyers for the letter to outline information on any ties Trump might have to Russian Federation.
First, why - here's what the president said yesterday to NBC News.
Trump tweeted, "James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"
LISA DESJARDINS: But one day later, a change: Sanders said the president had told her he decided earlier.
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