an important role and prominent role. james comey speaks to the bbc. intelligence with mr trump. and i hope not. on what happened. you probably wouldn't have with other presidents. that is the thing i hope is not true. the answer to the ultimate question. and the trump campaign. do you dislike him? new leader —— miguel diaz canstar is the new leader. not as a person. drowning in plastic. as a person i feel sorry for him. i dislike his actions, particularly on the rule of and bottles which will never law. disintegrate. rivers that the army has been called in to help. and acting the baddie in korea. for their big what he makes of it. good evening from new york. break.

from acting impulsively. live from our studios in singapore and london. chose to fire robert mueller and his team. james comey also told me he felt "sorry" for the president. scaramucci. and what he did. and that i will well and faithfully discharge... the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. so, help me god. of the fbi in

the summer of 2013. as deputy attorney general in the wake of 9/11. independence and continuity, whoever inhabits the white house. as secretary of state. now the investigation was looking for answers to two questions. question was yes? mid year exam, followed the e—mail trail.

would not be recommending charges against clinton. highly classified information. a choice of words he now says he regrets using. to dominate comey‘s work. government was trying to interfere in america's presidential election. were working with the russians. in the system further. # this is is is my fight song. take back

my life song. into hillary clinton's e—mails was about to be reopened. can you imagine him sitting in the oval office? to that investigation. hey, guys. nice to see you. anthony wiener, former husband of clinton's closest aide. from clinton's personal domain. have you been in touch with the fbi, secretary clinton? clinton was on board a plane when the news leaked out. until they landed. it took guts for director comey to make the move that he made. changed its position and the

case was again closed. in hillary clinton's eyes, it was too late. but got scared off. demanded his loyalty in private conversations. claims trump denies. this is a fox news alert. of the united states. when it was broadcast live on tv. why did you fire director comey?

because he was not doing a good job. very simply, he was not doing a good job. of the most pivotal, political figures. ironically, perhaps, hated by both sides. brilliant, or perhaps inconsequential. his first draft begins here. between the russian government and the trump campaign team? director for donald trump — a little later.

was a key reason she lost the 2016 presidential race. role in the election? it was an important and prominent role. i hope not. influence. i hope that's not true. know the ultimate answer. fbi to remain above politics. do you accept you didn't achieve it? anger wash over us. is the fbi now seen as political because of that? it's definitely not a political organisation to its

core. ago, it's a group of people who don't want any part of politics. president. political? i don't, in fact, i politely reject that. because you didn't have to go public. you could have opened the investigation. others before you, mueller perhaps, would not have gone public. i don't think so. investigation people knew about that was that prominent.

the end of the investigation. general at the time asked you not to call it an investigation. why do you think she did that? didn't she believe you should be going public? no, she did. in fact, she made the decision. investigation? we have it? a matter. why? distinction, which they

did. confirmed the investigation. congressman anthony wiener, and again you went public. why didn't you wait? more time to look at this. need more time to work out what it's about. good question, and reasonable people might take that path. states. so what do you do? do you speak or not? longer true, and that would be disastrous. if we can figure

that out. which was true, and we to read them individually. what would be gained by the delay? search warrant. investigation. and you didn't share that with the public. people are saying, weren't you guilty of double standards? you were playing god. definitely not playing god.

to investigations. connection between these people and the russian effort? early, we had no idea what we had, and what would we say exactly? that in any circumstance. to influence the election? say something to the american people. and barack obama stopped you doing that? out some kind of statement.

any action before an election that might have an impact. look illegitimate, or her legitimacy would look questioned when she won. you assumed from the polls that she was going to win. director of the fbi, and that is how i make decisions? on, but here's the problem. election, that will be bad.

in the institution for a generation. that's the sense in which i cared about public opinion? do you still care? clinton believes that second opening lost her the election. have you spoken to her or bill clinton since that was lost? neither of them. which i understand. would you apologise to them, to her, for the part you played? cover this in the book. in a nightmare. part, they'd see that.

conspiracy between trump's campaign team and the russian government. did he seem worried? no impact on the actual vote. did it strike you as odd? we protect american democracy from this threat? i don't remember questions about that. once slept in. you held back from telling him that line. why? to put him on notice this was

out here. now the president—elect, to know that this was out there. community and this information and we knew it would become public. it wasn't embarrassment on your part? discomfort. the whole thing created an out of body experience for me. what am i doing? with the future president? on notice, but i don't really want to talk about the rest. he thinks the whole dossier is rubbish. do you believe any part of the steel dossier? by other intelligence.

could be validated and which could be ruled out. on seven occasions, president trump met with you alone. we heard about the chicken pasta dinner. he demanded your loyalty. why didn't you just tell him that was not your job? fair question. distance between the fbi and the justice department. have i got your loyalty? understand my job. for loyalty and what i said during that meal.

you should not be doing. did you draw intimidated by him? not by him personally. is intimidating. that's probably the wrong word. it brings a sense of respect, almost reference into play. but i don't think that was a heavy layover for our conversation. something trump has denied. do you think he was trying to stop justice ? was he trying to obstruct it?

state of mind. would you be investigating that if you were not who you are now? yes, and i expect the special prosecutor is investigating. presumably alarm bells are ringing for you at this stage. i can't do myjob? did you think of walking? now, that i need to stay and try and protect its independence. last may, he fired you without telling you. mistake in history. was brought in to

investigate. be going on? i don't know. but it's hard to answer a hypothetical. do you expect robert mueller will be allowed to finish his job? i do, mostly i hope that he is. on the rule of law, and it wouldn't make a practical difference. and the fbi to stop an investigation.

the next and the next would pick it up. do you expect him to fire mueller and his deputy? i don't know for sure, so it would just be a guess. the best answer is i sure hope not. you think would happen then? of concern and worry about the rule of law in the united states. inderailing the investigation. you'd be surprised if mueller came away with nothing from this? as a result of his work. but trump himself? i don't know the answer. and i actually don't

care. whatever it is. and people should accept it. people shouldn't be rooting for him to find one result or another. they should want him to find whatever is true. you talk of president trump staining those around him. what did you mean by that? who are close to him. and that stains any human. does he listen to those around him? reasonable people around him to stop impulsive behaviour? i am

not. there will not be an impulsive gesture or action? around him to stop compulsive behaviour. we've become numb to it in the united states. of private citizens. that is not ok. or the uk. it isn't acceptable. country, and we can't allow ourselves to become numb to that. where do you think this is leading? finds, it will be interpreted however people want.

watergate today wouldn't be seen as watergate. i don't know where it's headed. constitution to address those. but i don't know whether that is where it's going to end up. around him, and if those people are not going to contain him? about that that is at the heart of this country. for violating those norms. he will stain everyone around him, you said. of protecting the country.

has it stained you? slagging off the president in a book tour. do you feel stained? i don't, and i hope not, and i'm never angry on twitter. i try to be occasionally funny and artistic and ambiguous. for his appearance, i'm not. the former attorney general, and the president. it isn't about picking on him. it's about describing the scene. so i don't think so. but i don't think it's stained me. and distracted, in a briefing on terror.

like our own theresa may, when dealing with trump? yeah, that's hard to say. know that i could offer any useful advice. i can improve on that. because they think it's too dangerous? casually at times. i don't know whether they are thinking about it differently. by the time i left, last may... if you were still the director of the fbi? and that's too dangerous for national security?

potentially. with other presidents. last summer, when we met him on the white house lawn.

people don't think that it affects its ability to do its work. its ability to do its work. chose the least bad option and for the right reasons. the right reasons. those over now, what is your worry about making those public? about making those public? don't have the memos any more so the government, the executive branch... government, the executive branch... would you like to see them made public? public? work, that's why it's entirely his judgement. judgement.

aren't going so badly, people are saying? saying? great thing for the country and the world, that would be wonderful. world, that would be wonderful. conduct poses to what matters most in this country, our values. in this country, our values. do you dislike him? dislike him? his actions, especially the attack on the rule of law and the truth. on the rule of law and the truth. james comey, thank you very much. thank you for having me. last summer, when we met him on the white house lawn.

including president trump himself. i think i said memorable at one point. james comey said he does not hate donald trump he feels sorry for him. trump hates comey, doesn't he? the president does not hate him. he is not spending a tremendous amount of mind share on him. when he is being attacked he will attack. is he threatened by this book? of characterisations in the book that is unfair. we can go over it. was serving at the discretion of the president of the united states. you dashed off and get back into the game.

he is the president and you are not. that covered presidents. from with that. has been caused. history willjudge it a wise decision by president trump. the director is a closet democrat. in the book, he treats the president unfavourably. he is not a huge fan of president bush. you talked about a level of distraction.

was collusion between the trump campaign team... i actually know. i said consistently and repeatedly there was no pollution. forget the 11 days. i was on the campaign for two years and the executive transition team. i was part of the fundraising committee. i am very confident. in these investigations. about the situation. i am not going to sit there saying know definitively. i was saying i was around for a long period. why are there rumours he might be firing robert mueller or his deputy? to resolve quickly the special counsel investigation? that does not sam vaka confident team.

—— sound like a very confident team. what has happened with the president, it is very unfair. —— sound like a very confident team. to them openly. the brainstorming and whatever the frustrations may be. they characterise them in a way to make them feel important. it is very unfair to the president. the people who were making their leaks. i went through the system. a couple more leakers retired now would be less leaking. it has got worse and it is unfair to

the president. this is frustrating. why don't i fire mueller and rosenstein? that would be a weight thing to say, wouldn't it? why isn't anything weird to say? in a potentially dangerous way... i am offended by the comment. he doesn't understand the president's personality. media thinks the president needs to be corralled or maintain. the president has a bombastic style on twitter.

the president has a fiery campaign style. have used or other diplomats would not have used. to the table. would you say the style is working? i would say it is working in certain settings. with what you are doing on twitter. your approval rating will go up. dashboard, it is terrific. wages are up for the first time in 12 yeras, we have full employment. the economy is growing. to even greater growth.

with the style of an emperor. there were people around him who do not dare to take him on. and say that is not the thing to do, that is not the right thing to say? i would tell him. he talks to him directly. candidly and directly? i disagree with that. director comey is wrong about that. but the president does not need to be controlled or contained. and people's lives are at stake. he is temperate and on his game.

information with because they do not trust him. i'm glad he's gone. you don't think that's true? better. that was the most hypocritical statement he made. he should retract that. it goes against the entire book he wrote. he talks about plato and says nonsense like that.

with me, but he stains and run around him. around him. when he goes low, they go lower. go lower. coarseness in the dialogue has gotten worse. gotten worse. it only on the president, that is unfair. unfair. there, i say no, you don't see me doing that. doing that. if the president is sitting there next to me. sitting there next to me. didn't get there, you wouldn't be president. president. during the campaign, it would never have happened for him. have happened for him.

president's request on a bed the obama slept in. obama slept in. would you believe something like that? something like that? let me put it this way, i don't care about it. this way, i don't care about it. that's not the same thing. i don't care what happens in personal lives. care what happens in personal lives. what was in it but he wanted to get warrants related to it. i think that sunset. sunset. there is an fairness and sanctimony on both sides. sanctimony on both sides. been a loyal cheerleader for president tromp. president tromp. would you work with him again?

and sanctimony on all sides. would you work for him again? but would i work on the campaign? probably, yes. thank you for coming in. that's it for tonight. kirsty‘s in the chair tomorrow. drizzle and temperatures failing to even make it into double digits. back home, it was the hottest april day recorded for 70 years in the uk. temperatures soared to 29 celsius in some parts of london. in the sunshine. good afternoon. it has turned into a sparkling spring day for many. i say spring, it actually feels more like summer. # summertime... it's glorious. # and the living is easy. # fish arejumping. # and the cotton is high.

indeed. well, we got temperatures up to 29. to 29. it made it the warmest april day for nearly 70 years. nearly 70 years. back to 19119 to find a hotter april day. day. forming particularly around the bristol channel. bristol channel. temperatures into double figures. double figures.

we are looking at some changes for friday. some changes for friday. will drop the temperature is a little bit. little bit. and fog patches clear and we will be left with plenty of sunshine. left with plenty of sunshine. a few exceptions, mind you. exceptions, mind you. few showers developing through the day. day. degrees but feeling warm and the sunshine. sunshine. concentrated across east anglia and south—east england. perhaps 28, 20 nine. nine. similar temperatures to what we have had today. we have had today. we can get the weather picture through by night. weather picture through by night. it's going to be a cool night across northern parts of the uk. northern parts of the uk.

changes were the wires are on the way for this weekend. way for this weekend. temperatures continue to ease down. continue to ease down. sunshine but we are looking at bunbury showers developing. bunbury showers developing. saturday's weather chart looks at something like this. something like this. a dry start of the day with sunshine. the day with sunshine. the first batch of showers in the south—west. batch of showers in the south—west. a bit longer and driving northwards. showers getting heavier and heavier through the day. through the day. quite widespread, driving northwards and eastwards. and eastwards. cooler than that as we had on into the first part of the working week. the first part of the working week. that is your weather.