President Donald Trump had no choice but to fire FBI Director James Comey after receiving the letter from Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, a career professional with no political ax to grind, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said.

“What I would say to Democrats is, if the president of the United States gets a letter like that from a career professional who you just voted for, how could he do anything else except accept the letter?” Gingrich said.

“He cites attorney general after attorney general from both parties saying this is exactly wrong, and Comey in fact violated the rules of the Justice Department, the principles of the FBI, and he is not capable of rebuilding the FBI. I think President Trump frankly had no choice at that point.”