Rubio: ‘Very Bad Idea’ for Trump Ask Comey and Others to Say He Was Not Under Investigation

‘I think it’s clear that the president was frustrated by the investigation’

RUBIO: "I think it’s clear that the President was frustrated by the investigation, by the cloud, and he was frustrated by it. He was particularly frustrated by the idea that he was not under investigation and no one was out there saying it. And it was probably a very bad idea for him to ask Comey and others potentially to do that. We’ll have to learn more about it. Not criminal, but probably a bad idea. On the issue of the Oval Office meeting regarding General Flynn, that should not have happened. The President should not have made that request. I wish someone, whether it was Director Comey or someone else, had explained to him why he can’t do that. And that’s obviously something that will be further discussed. And I think it boils down to this, is this the actions of someone who was putting together a plan to impede an investigation or is this a non-politician, unconventional figure who simply operates in ways that are different from previous presidents and no one has either informed him or he’s been unwilling to be informed about why the sort of request like the one he made would be inappropriate?"

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