Trump claims vindication over DOJ report

US President Donald Trump today said the report of the Justice Department's internal watchdog exonerates him of any wrongdoing, even as he described the work of fired FBI director James Comey as "criminal behaviour".

The report, the IG report was a horror show. I thought that one sentence of conclusion was ridiculous. The end result was wrong. There was total bias, Trump said in an interview.

Later talking to reporters on the North Lawns of the White House, Trump said he did the right thing to fire Comey. I think I did the country a tremendous favour by firing him, he said.

A day earlier, in a report the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) slammed Comey and alleged that its investigations have found that there were FBI officials willing to take actions that could have hurt the then candidate Trump.

The IG Report is a total disaster for Comey, his minions and sadly, the FBI. Comey will now officially go down as the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI. I did a great service to the people in firing him. Good Instincts. Christopher Wray will bring it proudly back! Trump tweeted.

In his interview with Fox and Friends, Trump said Comey was the ringleader of this whole den of thieves."