Just Pinned to Domestic and Global News: UPDATE: President Planned to Fire Regardless of Recommendation... President Donald Trump in an exclusive interview Thursday with NBC News' Lester Holt called ousted FBI chief James Comey a "showboat" and revealed he asked Comey whether he was under investigation for alleged ties to Russia. "I actually asked him" if I was under investigation Trump said noting that he spoke with Comey once over dinner and twice by phone. "I said if it's possible would you let me know 'Am I under investigation? He said 'You are not under investigation'." "I know I'm not under investigation" Trump told Holt during the White House interview. It would be highly unusual for someone who might be the focus of an FBI probe to ask whether he were under investigation and to be directly told by the FBI director that he was not under investigation. Tune into NBC Nightly News at 6:30 p.m. ET to see more of Holt's exclusive interview with Trump. Trump also reiterated his claim that he had been planning to fire Comey even before he received Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's recommendation. "He's a showboat he's grandstander the FBI has been in turmoil" Trump said of Co
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