Andrew McCabe, acting FBI director, has disputed the White House’s assertion that James Comey was fired in part because he had lost the confidence of the FBI’s rank-and-file.
US President Donald Trump fired Comey, the former FBI head, saying he had left the domestic intelligence and security service in “virtual turmoil”.
Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from Washington, DC.
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