FBI director fired after seeking wider Russia probe: Report

TIL Desk/World/Washington/ FBI Director James Comey sought to expand his agency’s probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 United States election before President Donald Trump fired him on Tuesday, Reuters reported quoting a congressional source.

Facing criticism from members of Congress, the Trump administration denied the firing was related to the FBI probe of the Trump 2016 presidential campaign’s possible collusion with Moscow to sway the election.

The Republican president, who met Russia’s foreign minister at the White House on Wednesday, defended his decision to abruptly fire Comey from a law-enforcement post he had held since 2013.