The exchange took place during the same meeting in which the president shared classified intelligence, according to The New York Times
Last Updated May 19,2017 4: 25 PM EDT
President Trump told Russian officials last week that a day earlier, he fired FBI Director James Comey, whom Mr. Trump called a « real nut job, » and said that it relieved « great pressure » on him, according to a report published Friday by The New York Times.
« I just fired the head of the F. B. I. He was crazy, a real nut job, » Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office, according to a summary of the meeting, obtained by the Times.
« I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off, » he added.
The comments were made in the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian ambassador to the U. S., Sergey Kislyak.
