Comey testifies before Senate Intel Committee

(AP) If prosecutors want the building blocks for a claim that President Donald Trump interfered with a federal investigation, legal experts say fired FBI Director James Comey has handed those over.

They say he did it by recounting details of interactions that could show the president intended to obstruct justice. 

Comey this week has recounted conversations with Trump in which the president said he hoped Comey would let go of the FBI's investigation of a former national security adviser. That's coupled with Comey's statement Thursday to a Senate panel that he believes Trump fired him in May to alter the bureau's investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 election.

But proving obstruction of justice is difficult even in ordinary circumstances. Moreover, political and other legal factors decidedly weigh in Trump's favor.

As Comey was giving his testimony Thursday we sent out our crew to see how the public was reacting.

One local bar was showing the hearings, although the bar goers did not seem interested. Many just wanted to get their lunch and go.  

However in downtown Salisbury where the hearing was being shown outside a local food truck people weighed in.  

Some were uncomfortable with what was going on, others just wanted the truth to come out.

"Things like this should not happen especially with the president," said Cameron Gaynor.

"I think it's a crazy situation and I don't have a whole lot opinion or speculation to come out and whatever the truth is, if there is any sanctions that need to be handed down. I just think those should be done," said Marlon Jones.

A good amount of people said they would prefer not to comment publicly on the story said they didn't think they could comment on the hearings without letting their political beliefs be known.