(AP) May 11 (Reuters): President Donald Trump blasted ousted FBI chief James Comey as a "showboat" and "grandstander" today even as the agency's acting leader contradicted the President's account that the agency had been in turmoil before he fired Comey. McCabe also declined to say whether he ever heard Comey tell Trump that the president was not a target of the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. McCabe testified in place of Comey, who Trump abruptly dismissed as FBI director on Tuesday in an action that has roiled Washington. The FBI has been in turmoil," Trump told NBC News in his first interview since firing Comey. Republican Committee Chairman Richard Burr asked McCabe whether he ever heard Comey tell Trump that the President was not the subject of investigation.

Source: The Telegraph May 11, 2017 20:37 UTC