Aides to President Donald Trump are defending his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, saying it was needed to restore confidence in the agency, not about any ongoing investigations.
Counsel to the president Kellyanne Conway says in an interview with CNN, ``It's not a coverup,'' and says it ``had nothing to do with Russia.''
Conway says Trump took the recommendation of the attorney general's office that it was time for ``fresh leadership.''
She adds, ``This is what leaders do. They take decisive action.''
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says in an interview with Fox that Comey had lost the confidence of rank-and-file members of the FBI and members of Congress.