White House struggles to explain conflicting Comey stories

Published May 11, 2017 7:09pm ET



The White House on Thursday struggled to explain the conflicting information officials have provided to explain President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Trump in an interview with NBC News said that he had already decided to relieve Comey before receiving a memo from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that established the predicate for his dismissal.

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