Russian President Vladimir Putin told CBS News on Wednesday in Moscow that President Donald Trump “is acting in accordance with his competence, in accordance with his law” in response to a question about the firing of FBI Director James Comey. Putin said the firing would not affect U.S.-Russian relations. “We had nothing to do with it,” Putin said.
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