Steve Bannon says firing former FBI director James Comey may be biggest mistake in modern political history

Washington:  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon says the firing of former FBI director James Comey may have been the biggest mistake in “modern political history.” Bannon confirmed he opposed President Donald Trump’s decision to oust Comey, calling the FBI “an institution.” [caption id=“attachment_3941321” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File image of Steve Bannon. AP[/caption] Bannon told CBS that institutions such as the US Senate and House of Representatives can be changed “if the leadership is changed.” But he also said the FBI is different. “I don’t believe that the institutional logic of the FBI, and particularly in regards to an investigation, could possibly be changed by changing the head of it,” Bannon said. The ousted White House adviser also said that if Comey hadn’t been fired, “We would not have the Mueller investigation,” referring to special counsel Robert Mueller. The White House rejected Bannon’s statement, saying President Donald Trump “was right” to fire former FBI Director James Comey. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump’s decision was justified given Comey’s conduct after the decision. She is accusing the former FBI director of “giving false testimony,” ‘’leaking privileged information to journalists" and politicizing his investigation. Comey’s firing angered career officials at the FBI, and the former director has defended his handling of the investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible connections with Russia. Bannon said in an interview with CBS News that Comey’s firing may have been the biggest mistake in “modern political history” and said it led to the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.