Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller said that when he talked to the President on the FBI Director decision, he was not himself a candidate.

Rep. Louie Gohmert asked Mueller this today: "When you talked to President Trump the day before you were appointed as special counsel, you were talking to him about the FBI Director position, again, did he mention James Comey?"

"Not as a candidate," Mueller said.

Some context: Republicans and Trump have spent months claiming it’s a conflict for Mueller to have interviewed for the FBI job and then become special counsel. Trump has said that he rejected Mueller for the job.

Trump even tweeted this this morning:

CNN has been told that Mueller came in to provide advice on choosing an FBI director.