James Comey pushed back against Donald Trump's criticisms on Tuesday, saying it's unacceptable for the president to call for 'a private citizen' to be imprisoned without a trial
Former FBI director James Comey fired back at Donald Trump on Tuesday after the president tweeted that he should be behind bars for allegedly leaking classified information and lying to Congress.
But instead of defending his own actions in a 'Good Morning America' interview, he jabbed Trump for appointing himself judge, jury and executioner.
'The president doesn't get to decide who goes to jail,' Comey protested.
'That is not normal. That is not okay,' he said. 'First of all, he's just making stuff up. But more importantly, the President of the United States is calling for the imprisonment of a private citizen, as he's done for a whole lot of people who have criticized him. That is not acceptable in this country.'
But instead of defending his own actions in a 'Good Morning America' interview, he jabbed Trump for appointing himself judge, jury and executioner.
'The president doesn't get to decide who goes to jail,' Comey protested.
'That is not normal. That is not okay,' he said. 'First of all, he's just making stuff up. But more importantly, the President of the United States is calling for the imprisonment of a private citizen, as he's done for a whole lot of people who have criticized him. That is not acceptable in this country.'
Trump has tweeted that Comey's leaks of classified material to reporters should land him in jailTrump tweeted Monday that Comey and his former deputy Andrew McCabe – both fired from their jobs – 'committed many crimes' during their tenures.
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