Conway insisted that the termination of Comey had nothing to do with investigations into Trump's ties to Russia, now or during the 2016 election. "You're looking at the wrong set of facts here," Conway told Cooper. "You're going back to the campaign. This man is the president of the United States. He acted decisively today."
"That makes no sense," Cooper interjected. "He said one thing as a candidate and now he's concerned as president?"
"It makes complete sense because he has lost confidence in the FBI director," Conway answered.
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When asked to address Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer's comments calling the termination of Comey a "cover up," Conway responded, "He's wrong."
Conway went on to cite Trump's letter of termination to Comey, in which the president stated that Comey had said on "at least three occasions" that "he was not under investigation" by the FBI, as Conway explained.
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Cooper continued to press Conway on the issue that there was an investigation into the Trump White House, to which Conway responded, "The president is not under investigation. I'm around the president, I'm not under investigation."
The news of the firing came as a shock to Comey himself, as he reportedly learned of his termination while addressing a group of his FBI employees in Los Angeles when the news flashed on the television screens behind him, according to The New York Times.
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