Published May 10, 2017 2:02pm EDT | Updated May 10, 2017 2:04pm EDT

Trump Lost Confidence In Comey Over Last Several Months: White House's Sanders

President Donald Trump lost confidence in James Comey over the last several months, deputy White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday, a day after Trump fired Comey as the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sanders said there was "an erosion of confidence" over what she called Comey's mistakes -- but also said Trump had been considering letting Comey go since he was elected.