U.S. President Donald Trump says he had already made up his mind to fire former FBI chief James Comey, before any reccommendation by the Justice department.
In an interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, Trump also sought to draw a line between himself and his campaign- insisting he himself was not under investigation over allegations of colluding with Russia.
The interview- among several the president has given to U.S. media over the past few days- represents a bid to manage the crisis engulfing the Trump administration.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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