Warren: Trump ‘wants to cut off any investigation’ of him

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says President Trump fired James Comey as FBI director because he “wants to cut off any investigation” of his activities.

“I think that there’s just no doubt given the timing that the reason that Comey was fired was because Donald Trump wants to cut off any investigation,” she told CNN Wednesday. “This is a moment in history. Donald Trump has tried to put himself above the law.

“And that’s not how it works in America. The way it works in America is that investigations are independent, no matter how powerful you are, and that everyone has to follow the law.”

{mosads}Warren additionally demanded that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein explain his role in firing Comey to Congress.

“Let’s get the deputy attorney general in here … and let’s put him under oath and let’s let him explain directly to the members of the Judiciary Committee right here in the United States Senate exactly what it is that Director Comey asked for last week.”

The White House announced Tuesday that Trump had fired Comey on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Rosenstein, citing his handling of the probe into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email server.

“While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to lead the bureau,” Trump wrote in a letter to Comey dated Tuesday.

Comey’s firing sent shockwaves through Washington, with many questioning the timing of his dismissal.

The former FBI director announced in March that the FBI was probing Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential race, including potential ties between Trump’s election campaign and Russia.