Maxine Waters: I Would Have Supported Hillary Firing Comey, But Not Trump

[clip starts REPORTER Can ░░░░░░░░ tell us anything about ░░░░░░░░ discussion in the room ░░░░░░░░ No It s classified ░░░░░░░░ we can t tell ░░░░░░░░ anything All I can ░░░░░░░░ you is the FBI ░░░░░░░░ has no credibility clip ░░░░░░░░ ALEXANDER That was Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Waters criticizing now former ░░░░░░░░ Director James Comey after ░░░░░░░░ closed briefing on Russia ░░░░░░░░ interference in the U ░░░░░░░░ elections It took place ░░░░░░░░ one week before the ░░░░░░░░ took office here at ░░░░░░░░ White House For more ░░░░░░░░ want to bring in ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman herself Maxine Waters ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate your time ░░░░░░░░ obviously have been very ░░░░░░░░ of James Comey in ░░░░░░░░ past You said that ░░░░░░░░ had no credibility I ░░░░░░░░ that you support the ░░░░░░░░ s decision then to ░░░░░░░░ his FBI director WATERS ░░░░░░░░ I do not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ the President s decision ░░░░░░░░ the President had not ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ him about the way ░░░░░░░░ handled Hillary and the ░░░░░░░░ mails if the President ░░░░░░░░ not said he had ░░░░░░░░ in him if the ░░░░░░░░ had not said he ░░░░░░░░ a part of his ░░░░░░░░ ALEXANDER But congresswoman I ░░░░░░░░ in the past he ░░░░░░░░ praising him but if ░░░░░░░░ said that James Comey ░░░░░░░░ no credibility wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ support the fact that ░░░░░░░░ President made the decision ░░░░░░░░ get rid of him ░░░░░░░░ No not necessarily ALEXANDER ░░░░░░░░ not WATERS You have ░░░░░░░░ investigation going on where ░░░░░░░░ President is implicated And ░░░░░░░░ is a serious investigation ░░░░░░░░ ve been trying to ░░░░░░░░ people to focus on ░░░░░░░░ connection with the Kremlin ░░░░░░░░ with Putin I have ░░░░░░░░ resolution that I introduced ░░░░░░░░ February I think there ░░░░░░░░ enough there that we ░░░░░░░░ about the Kremlin and ░░░░░░░░ Putin to be concerned ░░░░░░░░ whether or not there ░░░░░░░░ collusion ALEXANDER So to ░░░░░░░░ clear WATERS And I ░░░░░░░░ that they should have ░░░░░░░░ connect the dots and ░░░░░░░░ the facts because I ░░░░░░░░ it will lead to ░░░░░░░░ impeachment of this president ░░░░░░░░ So respecting that be ░░░░░░░░ be clear you believe ░░░░░░░░ would have been better ░░░░░░░░ keep in place an ░░░░░░░░ director who you said ░░░░░░░░ no credibility to oversee ░░░░░░░░ investigation than to find ░░░░░░░░ who you think would ░░░░░░░░ a better choice WATERS ░░░░░░░░ but I believe the ░░░░░░░░ thought that Don t ░░░░░░░░ You re talking about ░░░░░░░░ some Democrats said what ░░░░░░░░ said but don t ░░░░░░░░ he was the president ░░░░░░░░ President supported him He ░░░░░░░░ confidence in him It ░░░░░░░░ within his power ALEXANDER ░░░░░░░░ you said he had ░░░░░░░░ credibility so it would ░░░░░░░░ sense that he get ░░░░░░░░ of him WATERS No ░░░░░░░░ investigation This president basically ░░░░░░░░ interfered with an investigation ░░░░░░░░ he may be implicated ░░░░░░░░ s outrageous And that ░░░░░░░░ why we re having ░░░░░░░░ much of a conversation ░░░░░░░░ it today Everybody is ░░░░░░░░ about it because this ░░░░░░░░ highly unusual ALEXANDER The ░░░░░░░░ line is that you ░░░░░░░░ an FBI director without ░░░░░░░░ would have been best ░░░░░░░░ in this position since ░░░░░░░░ s trying to pursue ░░░░░░░░ investigation WATERS I think ░░░░░░░░ the President had fired ░░░░░░░░ when he first came ░░░░░░░░ he would not have ░░░░░░░░ be in a position ░░░░░░░░ where he is trying ░░░░░░░░ make up a story ░░░░░░░░ why It does not ░░░░░░░░ the smell test ALEXANDER ░░░░░░░░ So if Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ won the White House ░░░░░░░░ you have recommended that ░░░░░░░░ fire FBI director James ░░░░░░░░ WATERS Well let me ░░░░░░░░ you something If she ░░░░░░░░ won the White House ░░░░░░░░ believe that given what ░░░░░░░░ did to her and ░░░░░░░░ he tried to do ░░░░░░░░ should have fired him ░░░░░░░░ ALEXANDER So she should ░░░░░░░░ fired him but he ░░░░░░░░ t have fired him ░░░░░░░░ is why I m ░░░░░░░░ WATERS No you re ░░░░░░░░ confused If the president ░░░░░░░░ implicated in an investigation ░░░░░░░░ President of the United ░░░░░░░░ who has a history ░░░░░░░░ firing people who get ░░░░░░░░ to him and his ░░░░░░░░ like Flynn and like ░░░░░░░░ Yates he will fire ░░░░░░░░ if he believes somehow ░░░░░░░░ re getting too close ░░░░░░░░ him in these investigations ░░░░░░░░ believe that the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States should ░░░░░░░░ have done this in ░░░░░░░░ middle of an investigation ░░░░░░░░ s it.”