I did misread that you had included it, thanks for the correction. (facepalm)
I still don't understand your point...I contend that the proposition that Trump, in the Holt interview, gave as a reason for firing Comey that he wanted "The Russian investigation" to end, is false.
I agree he didn't directly say that he did it to make the investigation end, because he even said that he believed that firing Comey would drag the investigation out. But he did claim that "the Russia Trump thing" was at the forefront of his mind when he made the decision, which is what they've latched on to, and unfortunately his statement did tie Russia and Comey together, which he didn't need to do, nor should have.
I reject your "unfortunately." I know you hear and process things differently from the way I do, and I do agree that what Trump says can and will be twisted and misinterpreted in such a way that it can and will be used against him.
The way I take your remark, any connection in Trump's mind, between Comey and Russia, is bad. I submit that you are ascribing meaning to "Russia" there, without coming right and telling us the meaning that one should apply.
I submit that the meaning Trump has in mind is that Comey knows there is zero connection between Trump, personally, and Russia; and Comey refuses to make that known to the public, despite being asked to do so on numerous occasions. In fact Comey goes out of his way to stoke suspicion, rather than tamp it down. In other words, Comey is coyly insinuating to the public, using innuendo, that Trump might be dirty vis-a-vis Russia, even though Comey knows that is false.
If that is what Trump has in mind in associating "Russia" with "Comey," it is not unfortunate at all. The Holt interview, taken as a whole, paints the picture I summarized in my own words. At least it does to me.
The Constitution gives the president the right to fire Comey for ANY reason or NO reason. He serves at the president’s pleaure. This is just another attempt to cut the presidential powers under Trump exactly like the blockage of his so called “Travel Ban.” If we don’t stop this war of the left, we will not have a Constitution left!