He should have been fired then. You may feel differently but what irked me was Comey speaking like an attorney instead of the head of the FBI. He doesn't get to make determinations, especially publicly, on whether prosecutions should be sought. That's not his decision to make. I'm not naive enough to think that the 0bama administration was actually going to go after Hillary, they weren't for obvious reasons, but Comey should not have been the front man for that. Right there he showed that he was a highly partisan individual and that's not the type of person that should be heading up the FBI.
What I find encouraging based on what I've heard so far is that the DOJ and the WH were able to keep this on the down low. I just saw that Comey heard about his firing through the media but I don't necessarily believe that but what I did hear that I believe is that the FBI, as an organization, knew nothing about his firing until it was made public. That's how things are supposed to be done.
I'm torn on this. On one hand I think comey was horrible and stepped way out of bounds with regards to he handled the Clinton investigation.
Then on the other hand, trump is corrupt at fuck (based off of his past behavior, before being president), and I can't imagine trump firing comey for any other reason than to cover his own ass.
Time for an independent investigation into trump.
This isn't about Hillary, obviously.
no its about Comey dragging the FBI from a political neutral department into the forefront of a presidential election. his position got to his head and acted as a AG and made decisions that were not within his office.
What a frigging joke this is. Filibuster any candidate Trump puts up and grill the shit out of them.
This isn't about Hillary, obviously.
Comey heard the news while giving a speech
Mr. Comey was addressing a group of F.B.I. employees in Los Angeles when a television in the background flashed the news that he had been fired.
In response, Mr. Comey laughed, saying he thought it was a fairly funny prank.
Then his staff started scurrying around in the background and told Mr. Comey that he should step into a nearby office.
Mr. Comey stopped addressing the group. He proceeded to shake hands with the employees he had been speaking to. Then he stepped into a side office, where he confirmed that he had been fired. At that point, he had not heard from the White House.
Shortly thereafter, a letter from Mr. Trump was delivered to the F.B.I.’s headquarters, just seven blocks from the White House.
Mr. Comey’s day had begun in Florida, where he spoke to a group of police officers. He then flew to Los Angeles, where he was also scheduled to speak at a diversity meeting.
— Michael S. Schmidt
no its about Comey dragging the FBI from a political neutral department into the forefront of a presidential election. his position got to his head and acted as a AG and made decisions that were not within his office.
Here's one possible real reason for the firing: subpoenas are going out to Flynn's associates in the Russia collusion investigation.
Also, a friendly reminder: Sessions claimed in October that Comey had an "absolute duty" to go public with details on Clinton's emails. Now, that's supposedly why he got fired. Convenient how Sessions changed his mind, isn't it?
This has nothing to do with Clinton. It's petty punishment at best, and a treasonous cover-up at worst.
Here's one possible real reason for the firing: subpoenas are going out to Flynn's associates in the Russia collusion investigation.
Also, a friendly reminder: Sessions claimed in October that Comey had an "absolute duty" to go public with details on Clinton's emails. Now, that's supposedly why he got fired. Convenient how Sessions changed his mind, isn't it?
This has nothing to do with Clinton. It's petty punishment at best, and a treasonous cover-up at worst.
Trump: I did it for the lulz.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/comey-trump-fbi-live.html
Yeah this was handled so carefully it comes out on TV before Comey is told. At least they could have waited until he returned from his trip and tell him in person.He should have been fired then. You may feel differently but what irked me was Comey speaking like an attorney instead of the head of the FBI. He doesn't get to make determinations, especially publicly, on whether prosecutions should be sought. That's not his decision to make. I'm not naive enough to think that the 0bama administration was actually going to go after Hillary, they weren't for obvious reasons, but Comey should not have been the front man for that. Right there he showed that he was a highly partisan individual and that's not the type of person that should be heading up the FBI.
What I find encouraging based on what I've heard so far is that the DOJ and the WH were able to keep this on the down low. I just saw that Comey heard about his firing through the media but I don't necessarily believe that but what I did hear that I believe is that the FBI, as an organization, knew nothing about his firing until it was made public. That's how things are supposed to be done.
What's I haven't as seen anyone talking about tonight is the fact that there is an independent I.G. Investigation underway into the entire handling of the Clinton investigation and releases.
Why the fuck wouldn't take they time least wait until that was complete for some cover if they are so convinced suddenly he acted inappropriately?
Assuming a sense of right and wrong out of this White House?What's I haven't as seen anyone talking about tonight is the fact that there is an independent I.G. Investigation underway into the entire handling of the Clinton investigation and releases.
Why the fuck wouldn't they take the time to at least wait until that was complete for some cover if they are so convinced suddenly he acted inappropriately?
David Clark. Gotta keep the animosity going afterall.So who is Trump going to nominate in his place.
I'm betting on Rudy Giuliani
So who is Trump going to nominate in his place.
I'm betting on Rudy Giuliani