WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump said Saturday (Sunday in Manila) he would act quickly to appoint a new FBI director following his controversial dismissal earlier this week of James Comey—a move that was still reverberating around Washington.

Trump’s administration—embroiled in a deepening crisis over the sacking and its shifting explanation of events—is interviewing the first candidates for the post on Saturday, US media reported.

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