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    Trump Defends Comey Firing As Russia Questions Continue To Swirl

    President Trump met with Russian officials in the Oval Office and even former Nixon Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as the fallout from his decision to fire the FBI director continues to mount.
    by Jessica Taylor May 10, 2017 3 minutes
    President Donald Trump shakes hands with James Comey during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in January.

    President Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, telling reporters in the Oval Office that "he wasn't doing a good job."

    But questions continue to swirl around the timing of Comey's dismissal, who was overseeing the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign and some of the campaign's top aides.

    The White House did little to tamp down those concerns though, with Russian Foreign Minister

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