President Donald Trump says former FBI Director James Comey will "now officially go down as the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI," and adds he did "a great service to the people in firing him."
Trump is tweeting about findings by the Justice Department's internal watchdog that branded Comey as insubordinate for repeatedly breaking with Justice Department protocol in his handling of the email probe involving Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Trump has suggested that Comey's handling of the email investigation is proof that the Russia investigation was tainted. That probe includes a look at whether Trump himself tried to obstruct justice by firing Comey.
Trump tweeted Friday that the new report "is a total disaster for Comey, his minions and sadly, the FBI. Comey will now officially go down as the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI. I did a great service to the people in firing him. Good Instincts. Christopher Wray will bring it proudly back!"
