Comey called Trump 'crazy' after Obama wiretapping claims. Fired FBI director James Comey allegedly told colleagues that Donald Trump was 'crazy' and 'outside the realm of normal' back when the President claimed Obama wire- tapped his phones. The New York Times reports that Comey made the comments to associates after being left shocked by Trump's wire- tapping claims back in March. In turn, Trump became outraged when Comey publicly dismissed the allegations.

When deciding to sack the FBI director, Trump allegedly told his aides there was 'something wrong with' Comey. Trump's aides reportedly said he had a build up of grievances against Comey before he was sacked on Tuesday, including the dismissal of wire- tapping allegations and the FBI's handling of investigation into Russian interference in the election. The President said Obama had been spying on him in Trump Tower shortly before his election victory. Obama was quick to refute the claims.'Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is Mc. Carthyism!' Trump tweeted in March. Fired FBI director James Comey allegedly told colleagues that Donald Trump was 'crazy' and 'outside the realm of normal' back when the President claimed Obama wire- tapped his phones.

Trump had questioned Comey's judgement and loyalty for some time before he was fired, the Washington Post reports. The President had reportedly believed that Comey was trying to use the ongoing Russia investigation to become a martyr. US officials said on Wednesday that in the days before he was fired, Comey had requested more resources to pursue his investigation into Russia's election meddling and the possible involvement of Trump associates. Watch Peelers Online Facebook. It has fueled concerns that Trump was trying to undermine a probe that could threaten his presidency. It was unclear whether word of the Comey request, put to deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, ever made its way to Trump. But the revelation intensified the pressure on the White House from both political parties to explain the motives behind Comey's stunning ouster.

Democrats quickly accused Trump of using Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation as a pretext and called for a special prosecutor into the Russia probe. Republican leaders brushed off idea as unnecessary. Defending the firing, White House officials said Trump's confidence in Comey had been eroding for months. They suggested Trump was persuaded to take the step by Justice Department officials and a scathing memo, written by Rosenstein, criticizing the director's role in the Clinton investigation.'Frankly, he'd been considering letting Director Comey go since the day he was elected,' White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, a sharply different explanation from the day before, when officials put the emphasis on new Justice complaints about Comey. Trump's aides reportedly said he had a build up of grievances against the FBI director before he was sacked on Tuesday, including the dismissal of wire- tapping allegations. Comey, pictured with Obama in 2. Trump to associates after being left shocked by the new President's wire- tapping claims back in March.

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The President sensationally tweeted claims in March that Obama had been spying on him in Trump Tower shortly before his election victory last year. A farewell letter from Comey that circulated among friends and colleagues said he does not plan to dwell on the decision to fire him or on 'the way it was executed.'He said in the letter that though he'll be fine, he will miss the FBI and its mission 'deeply.' Comey said that 'in times of turbulence, the American people should see the FBI as a rock of competence, honesty, and independence.'He also said 'it's very hard to leave a group of people who are committed only to doing the right thing.' The letter was posted online by CNN Wednesday night. Trump's daring decision to oust Comey left the fate of the Russia probe deeply uncertain. The investigation has shadowed Trump from the outset of his presidency, though he's denied any ties to Russia or knowledge of campaign coordination with Moscow. Trump, in a letter to Comey dated Tuesday, contended that the director had told him 'three times' that he was not personally under investigation. The White House refused Wednesday to provide any evidence or greater detail. Former FBI agents said such a statement by the director would be all but unthinkable.

Outraged Democrats called for an independent investigation into the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia's election interference, and were backed by a handful of prominent Republican senators. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc. Connell, with the support of the White House, brushed aside those calls, saying a new investigation would only 'impede the current work being done.'The Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to its investigation into Russia's election meddling. Flynn's Russia ties are also being scrutinized by the FBI.

The White House appeared caught off guard by the intense response to Comey's firing, given that the FBI director had become a pariah among Democrats for his role in the Clinton investigation. In defending the decision, officials leaned heavily on a memo from Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, that criticized Comey's handling of the Clinton investigation. Comey was apparently smiling as he was seen at his home in Mc. Lean, Virginia on Wednesday after the FBI director was sacked the previous day. Comey sent this letter to staff and colleagues at the FBI to say farewell after his shock firing. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left), Trump and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak (right) speak during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.

But Rosenstein's own role in Comey's firing became increasingly murky Wednesday. Three US officials said Comey recently asked Rosenstein for more manpower to help with the Russia investigation. Sen. Dick Durbin, D- Ill., said that while he couldn't be certain the request triggered Comey's dismissal, he said he believed the FBI 'was breathing down the neck of the Trump campaign and their operatives and this was an effort to slow down the investigation.'Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores denied that Comey had asked Rosenstein for more resources for the Russia investigation. Trump advisers said the President met with Rosenstein, as well as Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on Monday after learning that they were at the White House for other meetings. One official said Trump asked Rosenstein and Sessions for their views on Comey, then asked the deputy attorney general to synthesize his thoughts in a memo. The President fired Comey the following day. The White House informed Comey by sending him an email with several documents, including Rosenstein's memo. It's unclear whether Rosenstein was aware his report would be used to justify the director's ouster.

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However, sources told the Washington Post that Trump had already decided to sack Comey before he summoned Rosenstein and Sessions on Monday. The President kept a low profile Wednesday, relying largely on Twitter to defend his actions. In a series of morning tweets, he said both Democrats and Republicans 'will be thanking me.'In an awkward twist of timing, the only event on the President's public schedule was a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office. Among those participating in the meeting were Russian Ambassador to the U. S. Sergey Kislyak, whose contacts with Trump advisers are being scrutinized by the FBI, and Henry Kissinger, who served as Nixon's secretary of state.

Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders got grilled by reporters about the Comey firing on Wednesday during a press briefing. In brief remarks to reporters, Trump said he fired Comey because 'he wasn't doing a good job.

Showtime releases Becoming Cary Grant documentary trailer. He was known as the most handsome and debonair Hollywood star of the 1. But despite his cool exterior, Cary Grant was wracked by self- doubt caused by childhood trauma for most of his life.

Now Showtime is lifting the lid on his unseen personal world in a new documentary, Becoming Cary Grant, due to air on June 9. Scroll down for video Suave superstar: On Wednesday Showtime dropped a trailer for its documentary, Becoming Cary Grant, lifting the lid on demons that lay beneath the Hollywood icon's cool persona.

And it also dropped a trailer for the doc that will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on the French riviera this month. The premium cable net said the film 'explores Cary's long journey from childhood poverty to global fame and from darkness out into the light,' according to Deadline Hollywood. It also sheds light on his decision to undergo a long course of treatment with LSD to exorcise his childhood demons. The movie uses the star's own words from his unpublished autobiography, spoken by actor Jonathan Pryce, and newly discovered personal footage he shot to reveal more about the man who was born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England, in 1. Humble start: Cary was born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England, in 1. Home video: The documentary includes never- before- seen personal footage shot by the star. He left school at 1.

Bob Pender's troupe of knockabout comedians and two years later was one of eight Pender boys selected to go to New York to perform their Good Times show on Broadway. And he never looked back, becoming one of Hollywood’s greatest movie stars and making 7. Among Cary's many classics are director Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest, opposite Eva Marie Saint, in 1. Charade opposite Audrey Hepburn in 1.

In demand:  One of Hollywood’s greatest movie stars,  he made 7. Blown in the wind: The documentary also sheds light on Cary's decision to undergo a long course of treatment with LSD in his 5.

Cary earned Lead Actor Oscar nominations for 1. None But The Lonely Heart and Penny Serenade in 1.

Honorary Oscar by his friend Frank Sinatra at the Academy Awards in 1. Married five times, the star retired from the big screen after his 1. Walk Don't Run, when he was 6. However, he continued with his one man show, Conversation With Cary Grant, and died age 8. Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa, on November 2. Fly past: Cary in one of his iconic roles in director Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest, opposite Eva Marie Saint, in 1. Romantic hero: Cary, who starred opposite Deborah Kerr in 1.

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