
POTUS Warns Sacked FBI Director
President Trump says Mr Comey had "better hope there are no 'tapes' of our conversations"
Donald Trump says fired FBI Director James Comey had "better hope there are no 'tapes' of our conversations", after suggestions that the two had discussed 'loyalty' to the president over dinner in late January. Deputy Assistant to President Trump, Sebastian Gorka, responds to criticisms that the Commander-in-Chief was effectively threatening Mr Comey.
Also in the programme, a massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world. And Iran's presidential candidates clash in their final televised debate ahead of next week's vote.
(Photo: President Trump speaks at the White House on Friday, May 12. Credit: Getty Images)
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