Transcript for Schumer to Trump: 'You're making a big mistake'

Earlier this afternoon. President trump called me and inform me he was firing director Carl me. I told the president Mr. President with all due respect you're making a big mistake. The first question. The administration has to answer is why now. If the administration. Had objections. To the way director called me handle the Clinton investigation. They had those objections the minute the president got into office. But they didn't fire a man. Why did it happen today. We know our house is investigating Russian interference in our elections. That benefited the trump campaign. We know the senate is investigating. We know the FBI. Has been looking into whether the trump campaign. Colluded with the Russians. Are very serious offense. Were these investigations getting too close to home for the president. It is troubling. That attorney general sessions. Hu would recused himself from the Russian investigation. Played a role. In firing the man leading.

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