US President Donald Trump - Photo: Reuters
According to Reuters news agency, on May 12, in a very unusual move, Trump warned the former head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) not to disclose any further information to the media.
On his Twitter account, Trump had warned Comey, warning him of the exchanges between them, the Trump administration could publish tapes of such exchanges, Whether or not the tape is clear.
"It's better for James Comey to hope that there is no 'tape' of our conversations before he starts to press the news!"
Critics say Trump has suddenly dismissed the FBI director as it stepped up investigations into Russia's alleged US electoral intervention, and possibly relations between Moscow and the war. Presidential election campaign.
Earlier the New York Times reported that Mr. Trump had asked Mr. Comey to declare his loyalty, but Mr. Comey refused to do so.
However, Trump told Fox News he did not ask Mr. Comey to declare allegiance, but only wanted him to act honestly. Mr. Trump also said he would not discuss the existence of any footage.
CNN reported that Mr. Comey "was not worried about any of the tapes" that Mr. Trump might have.
On May 12, Senator Richard Durbin made a petition to Deputy Secretary of State Rod Rosenstein on the need to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the possible offenses involved in the dismissal of Mr. Comey.
However, according to CNN, Rod Rosenstein said that at this time do not need a special prosecutor. Mr. Trump agrees with the view that an independent investigation is unnecessary now.
Senator Richard Durbin said that the content of Trump posted to Twitter on May 12 may be seen as "a threat to a witness in the investigation, a violation of federal law."
Comey declined an invitation to a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday (May 9) for reasons for failing to arrange a job.
Also on May 12, Trump fretted as the media questioned the credibility of the White House's information about the decision as well as the cause of the dismissal of the FBI director.
The information related to this has changed steadily over the past week filled with contradictions in the statements of Trump and his team of assistants.
Mr. Trump threatened to cut regular White House press conferences in advance of the inquest. He said, "As a dynamic president with so many things happening, my colleagues can not stand at this podium with perfect accuracy! Perhaps the best thing to do is to cancel the press conference in the near future and release the press release to be accurate? "
Speaking on Fox News, Trump said he would decide "whether in the next few weeks" whether to continue the press conference. Thank you for leaving valuable comments
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