Ryan defends Trump for firing Comey
House Speaker Paul Ryan is defending President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Ryan says Trump lost patience with Comey, and says many Republicans, Democrats and senior Justice Department officials had lost confidence in him. The Wisconsin Republican says Trump doesn't want the FBI "in disarray" and acted within his authority to fire Comey.
Ryan also says appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Russian ties to Trump's presidential campaign would be a bad idea.
He says the FBI and the House and Senate intelligence committees are already conducting investigations. Ryan says the methods and sources of intelligence gathering must be protected.
Ryan also says he doesn't know "all that led up to this decision."
Ryan made his remarks Wednesday on Fox News Channel's "Special Report with Bret Baier."
