The following article by Paul Farhi was posted on the Washington Post website August 30, 2018:
President Trump said he fired former FBI director James Comey because the organization was in “virtual turmoil” during an exclusive interview with NBC News. (NBC News)
President Trump accused NBC News and its top anchor, Lester Holt, of “fudging” elements of their interview last year in which Trump said he fired James B. Comey over his performance as FBI director, including his handling of an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Trump, who made the allegation on Twitter, didn’t specify what he believed was improperly altered in NBC’s broadcast of the interview. He also provided no evidence for his claim.
In his tweet on Thursday, Trump suggested that NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack — whom he referred to as “Andy Lack(y)” — was “about to be fired(?) for incompetence, and much worse.”