Story highlights "We would not have the Mueller investigation," Bannon saidBannon said he doesn't believe Trump should fire MuellerWashington (CNN) Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon believes President Donald Trump's decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey was one of the worst mistakes in "modern political history." Bannon responded, "That would be probably -- that probably would be too bombastic even for me, but maybe modern political history." "I don't think there's any doubt that if James Comey had not been fired, we would not have a special counsel, yes," he said. "We would not have the Mueller investigation. We would not have the Mueller investigation and the breadth that clearly Mr. Mueller is going for."

Source: CNN September 11, 2017 11:48 UTC