Comey Claims He ‘Respects the Office of the President’ Despite Calling Trump ‘Morally Unfit’

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BAIER: "You told CNN last night that you didn’t think you would be fired. That you know, had you not been fired, you would still be working as FBI director tonight."
COMEY: "Yeah. In fact, that was my intention to serve another six years."
BAIER: "So, despite the fact that now you say that this president is morally unfit, that you say impeachment is too good of a remedy on the book tour."
COMEY: "That’s not what I said. I said in a way I hope not because I think the voters need to speak. BAIER: "exactly on the media tour and the blitz you are basically encouraging voters to vote trump out of office because he doesn’t line up with your values."
COMEY: "I’m asking them to vote their values and what I believe your viewers would agree are America’s values."
BAIER: "Okay. But as of tonight, had you not been fired, you would still be working for this guy that you say is like a crime boss who is morally unfit, who you just don’t agree with on principle and values. You would still have that job tonight?"
COMEY: "Absolutely. And my goal would to be protect the FBI and serve the president of the united States."
BAIER: "When you say."
COMEY: "I respect that office tremendously."
BAIER: "When you say to Republicans why do you work with this president and sit there and say you would still have this job tonight, isn’t there a disconnect there."
COMEY: "No. Because elected officials in Congress have a public platform and are responsible for communicating with the voters in a way the FBI director is not. My job would be to protect the Independence of the institution. Their job should to be represent the people who elected them."