OMG! Look at the excuse the Deputy AG gave for firing Comey:

[tblue37]

He blamed it on Comey's going after Hillary during the campaign! (Emphasis added in excerpt.)

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Memos released by the White House show that Rod J. Rosenstein, the newly sworn-in deputy attorney general, that recommended Mr. Comey be fired over how he disclosed the investigation into Mrs. Clinton.

Mr. Comey broke with longstanding tradition and policies by discussing the case and chastising the Democratic presidential nominee’s “careless” handling of classified information. Then, in the campaign’s final days, Mr. Comey announced that the F.B.I. was reopening the case, a move that earned him widespread criticism.

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[progressoid]

1. Yep. And nobody is buying it.

[Thrill]

2. LOL this shit it too funny

If that is their reason, why did Trump feel the need to mention, not being investigated in his termination letter?

[boston bean]

3. These fucking people tell outrageous lies to throw off the blood hounds..

problem though.. the blood hounds are following the russian scent..

[bettyellen]

14. they laugh because this "blame the victim" shit goes over well with their base. naked corruption is

a fucking joke to these people as long as it "their side" and they get away with it.

[boston bean]

16. true that as well.. but do you think wolf blitzer, who must be blitzed to

actually report this had to do with Hillary..

[bettyellen]

19. he gives all sorts of crazy "the benefit of the doubt" as does Greta, who pretends it's "playing

devil's advocate" yet she never does that to defend Dems. Both shades of the same enabling chickenshit.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I thought they couldn't be any more stupid...I am wrong.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. BULL to the SHIT. nt

[GliderGuider]

6. Bullshit. Fired the guy who helped him win?

I was born at night. But not last night.

[NastyRiffraff]

7. In other news

Trump admits he and the Russians stole the election, will abdicate to Hillary Clinton.

I hope this isn't needed, but:

[Glimmer of Hope]

8. The full memo is just a bunch of malarkey.

[Mr. Ected]

9. Classic gaslighting

Alternative facts.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. SAD. Trump was happy as could be that Comey discussed the emails

right before the election. The real reason is in Trump's own letter to Comey, in which he as good as admitted that he didn't like the way Comey was handling the Russia investigation.

[PA Democrat]

11. Trump the candidate was THRILLED to quote Comey.

This is a White House desperately searching for a reason to fire Comey. But it is not about Comey's mishandling of the investigation of Hillary's emails. It is an clear attempt to protect a criminal White House.

[napi21]

12. Boy, it's getting really deep around thhe Conman! A couple of more steps and he;ll sink in the

stinking sludge. Maybe someone will give him a little nudge.

[lpbk2713]

13. He didn't derail the investigation on Trump's involvement with Putin.

And he didn't come up with enough evidence to indict HRC.

[Ilsa]

15. The media is screaming BULLSHIT. nt

[The_Casual_Observer]

17. Oh yes, what happened to poor Hillary is all of a sudden so important to trump.

[TNLib]

18. Yeah right

However I just told my husband they'd use that as an excuse.

[LeftInTX]

20. Cornyn will be tongue tied

[Nevernose]

21. Let's give Trump the benefit of the doubt

Maybe the letter sounded better in the original Russian.