Tillerson: Trump told Russians about Comey to show he's not distracted
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that President Trump discussed the firing for former FBI Director James Comey with top Russian diplomats because he wanted to show them he is not distracted by events in Washington.
“So I think the point he was making is, ‘I’m not going to be distracted by those things here at home or let them get in the way of important work of engaging Russia to see what can be done to improve this relationship,’” Tillerson told host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday.”
The New York Times broke the news Friday that Trump told Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak that he fired Comey to take “off” some of the pressure.
“I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job. I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off,” Trump reportedly said.
The president’s reported comments have led many to question what kind of pressure Comey’s firing aimed to alleviate.
Tillerson also said Trump stressed that the U.S. relationship with Moscow has hit an all-time low.
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/334438-tillerson-trump-told-russians-about-comey-to-show-hes-not?rnd=149537380
And Tillerson has a half a trillion reasons to want to improve U.S. Russia relations.
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There, fixed it. 
Trump was saying (reading between the lines), "Damn it, see what fake news has done to me, driven me to commit felonies."
