How does the Comey firing make you feel??

[LAS14]

For me it's like a Greek tragedy.

Comey is the source of our downfall. BUT, he was probably the source of our possible recovery. Trump may now have put an end to an investigation that would have revealed things for what they are.

I don't know how to feel.

How are you all feeling?

[rzemanfl]

1. Convinced this will not come to a good end. Ready to take my almost

seventy year-old ass to the streets.

[erinlough]

5. Exactly what he said.

[rzemanfl]

10. You're almost seventy also? n/t

[DonViejo]

30. Me also...having deja vu all over again too! Watergate!

[samnsara]

13. time to bumper sticker up!

[Lil Missy]

2. Ambivalent

[highplainsdem]

3. This is a Constitutional crisis now. Any past disappointments with Comey are dwarfed by that.

[LenaBaby61]

16. "This is a Constitutional crisis now. Any past disappointments with Comey are dwarfed by that."

OP, I feel just like highplainsdem feels.

We're in crisis now Constitutionally.

[samnsara]

19. everything grump said would happen has come true...the constitutional crisis..

....so what about him saying he would date his daughter? That's still creepy as hell and I don't rule ANYTHING out between those two esp after you see how much power Ivanka has....blackmail?? He literally is a walking self-fulfilling prophecy...

[d_r]

22. Me too nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Like it's deja-vu all over again.

I remember very clearly the Saturday Night Massacre in October of 1973, and how furious I and pretty much the whole country were. This feels exactly the same. But maybe Trump has forgotten how that event effectively sealed Nixon's fate.

[samnsara]

20. i barely had tv then..now we have social media.

[Norbert9]

26. A regular ole Tuesday Night Massacre

[yallerdawg]

6. I feel GREAT!

Somehow or other, when Republicans are in charge - we still find a way to get JUSTICE.

And we found a new friend- Deputy AG Rosenstein.

[StevieM]

14. Agreed. Comey had no business running the FBI. (eom)

[Norbert9]

29. Rosenstein says it was because he wouldn't go after Clinton

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-was-james-comey-fired-trump-2017-5

[yallerdawg]

38. No, that's not what he said.

The Director was wrong to usurp the Attorney General’s authority on July 5, 2016, and announce his conclusion that the case should be closed without prosecution. It is not the function of the Director to make such an announcement. At most, the Director should have said the FBI had completed its investigation and presented its findings to federal prosecutors.

Comey should have kept his mouth shut! That's what Rosenstein is saying.

[Adsos Letter]

37. I don't know...

This doesn't sound good:

The White House announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump had fired James Comey on the basis of recommendations of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

In a memo to Sessions, Rosenstein laid out the reasoning for firing Comey.

Rosenstein said that over the past year, "the FBI's reputation and credibility have suffered substantial damage" that has "affected the entire Department of Justice."

"I cannot defend the Director's handling of the conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton's emails, and I do not understand his refusal to accept the nearly universal judgment that he was mistaken," Rosenstein said.

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-was-james-comey-fired-trump-2017-5

[yallerdawg]

39. Rosenstein is saying Comey should have deferred to the DOJ...

and said nothing!

He can do that - what do we know about Trump investigation - a year old now?

[Adsos Letter]

44. Never mind.

I have to do more reading; too confused about what is going on to comment intelligently.

[yallerdawg]

47. Deputy AG Rosenstein is plainly saying Comey usurped AG Lynch's job and position!

The FBI director should have said nothing!

If asked or something "came out" - he might have said the FBI has concluded any investigation and submitted the results to AG Lynch and the prosecutorial team.

It was Loretta Lynch's job to explain why there was no material finding for a case! If SHE said anything at all!

This is his reference to "concluding" the investigation.

[Adsos Letter]

54. Ah, thank you for taking the time to respond and explain!

Yesterday Sally Yates said she had full confidence in Rosenstein. I hope that is a bright spot in all of this.

[C_U_L8R]

7. It's more than the beginning of the end of the Trumps.

And thank goodness. What a national embarrassment.

[samnsara]

8. listening to everyone there will be NO interruption in the investigation..

...and now Comey can freely say what he thinks. I have mixed feelings about comey..kinda like how I feel about Lindsey Graham.

[yallerdawg]

35. The only thing Comey freely talked about was Hillary.

While the FBI was investigating Trump a year ago - it was all Hillary.

Just before the election - Hillary and Huma.

Just this week - more Hillary and Huma.

Comey on Trump - "Shhh, super secret." Which he will be required by law to maintain. Calling up Comey is useless - unless you want more fanciful commentary about Hillary and Huma - and Anthony, now!

[LAS14]

41. Good comparison. I enjoy teasing my hubby, for whom...

... Lindsey Graham was the epitome of evil, since the Clinton impeachment. But he sure seems like a faint beacon of hope now and again. AMBIVALENCE is the word for the day.

[SticksnStones]

9. A little sick to my stomach

There's so much chaos right now, these are the times when the bad actors in the world look for opportunities to act out.

Help us Obama Wan Kanobi...

[Freethinker65]

11. Shocked and awed. It is really happening. Almost surreal

I have had my doubts that all the things I had been reading could not possibly be true. Was I falling for conspiracies??? Now I am asking myself are there really no members of the GOP that put America first?

I guess we will find out soon enough.

[cilla4progress]

12. Anxious

I am noticing a pervasive subdued tone - Elizabeth Warren; Mark Warner; NPR guys...

On the one hand, it is clear there is seething panic just below the surface - many are still gobsmacked.

On the other hand, I think the professionals are doing what they can to protect the stability of our country, and with that as their goal, trying to exude and maintain calm.

Fired because he was too hard on Hillary - MY ASS!

This is going to separate the patriots from the traitors in the GOP.

[LAS14]

42. I've been waiting and waiting to find some patriots in the GOP, besides the 3 or 4 already identifie

[GoCubsGo]

46. Yep. That about sums it up for me, too.

I have so many mixed feelings about this. On one hand, this is "Saturday Night Massacre, Part 2." We all know how that turned, out. I'm hoping for a repeat. OTOH, we've had our hopes dashed on other occasions, too. (Merry Fitzmas! Oh. Wait. Never mind.) I want to believe that this is the beginning of the end for Putin's C**k Holster and his merry band of traitors. But, part of me is scared shitless that this is just the first step in securing permanent power. Like you said, it will separate the patriots from the traitors in the GOP, and I'm not so sure there are enough patriots left in that ratfuck party to save us.

[bdamomma]

15. tRump is still

going to get caught, Comey's firing is really unfortunate, maybe he was getting closer to the truth. Would he spill the beans since he is no longer with the FBI as an independent force?

[rurallib]

17. pissed off and scared

I think there are no ends that Trump won't go to to save his own ass.
The question is how far will his party go with him.

This could be a glorious moment for the country or a spectacular end.

[democratisphere]

18. Confirms drumpf's absolute guilt.

[Wawannabe]

23. Agreed!

[Norbert9]

33. Guilty AF comes to mind

[Wawannabe]

21. A little like a Mack news truck

Just bowled me over on the sidewalk!
Stepped out for Taco Tuesday and beer and returned to Comey fired! WTH??

[furtheradu]

24. HOPE FULLY FURIOUS.

..or maybe furiously HOPE FULL.

But WE still need to make LOTS of calls, protest, RESIST. IT ain't over YET.
LET'S DO THIS!

[MyNameIsKhan]

25. Though I would have liked him to be fired... I feel he was fired for wrong reasons by wrong man

[liberal N proud]

27. Hate the SOB, but this firing stinks of cover-up

[imanamerican63]

28. Perplexed, but should have seen it coming!!!

[regnaD kciN]

31. Who gives a SHIT how it "makes me feel?"

The issue right now isn't our feelings, it's the preservation of our imperiled democracy. Our "feelings" are irrelevant -- there now has to be political action, not a group therapy session.

[Norbert9]

36. lol @ group therapy session

Says person on Internet forum

[spanone]

34. just like 1973 with nixon.

one step over the line.

[Adrahil]

40. Worried.

It's not like I think Comey was totally a good guy here, but the way this was done feels like an attempt by Trump to put himself above the law.

[TNLib]

43. Feel like I'm in suspense

I think that this is a desperate action from a man that is cornered.

Can't wait to see what happens in the next few days.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

45. Angry

It was less than a year after the Saturday Night Massacre that Nixon resigned.

[blogslut]

48. Everyone can see what's going on...

They laugh `cause they know they're untouchable
Not because what I said was wrong
Whatever it may bring
I will live by my own policies
I will sleep with a clear conscience
I will sleep in peace
Maybe it sounds mean
But I really don't think so
You asked for the truth and I told you
Through their own words
They will be exposed
They've got a severe case of
The emperor's new clothes
The emperor's new clothes
The emperor's new clothes...

[SeattleVet]

49. Feeling like this is the beginning of the end for tRump.

This will not end well; even some in the GOP are seeing that this is not normal.

He fired the guy that was investigating the Russian connection, on the recommendation of the guy that supposedly recused himself from the Russian investigation. Congress will be in recess; watch for him to make an absolutely abysmal recess appointment to replace him.

He claims to have always admired Nixon (he has a letter from him, saying that DJT might be a good POTUS some day). I think that he may just be trying to break that shitbag Nixon's record on time from inauguration to forced resignation in disgrace.

[Pathwalker]

50. Afraid he'll pick someone to go after Hillary, because Comey

wouldn't do it. The man is seriously demented, vengeful, nasty, evil.

[uponit7771]

51. More proof there's a traitor running America right now

[The Blue Flower]

52. The blowback will take him down faster than if he hadn't done this

Yes, it's a crisis, but I think it's also an opportunity.

[dchill]

53. Like a painful pimple just popped.

[RandySF]

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[Buns_of_Fire]

56. I've read that Rump might be going to Camp David this weekend. This would explain it.

Camp David = easier to secure than Mar-el-Loco. It's bunker time.

On edit: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029031961

[H2O Man]

57. Bad.

Very bad.

[Ilsa]

58. I probably had more faith in Comey than most DUers, even though he fucked up,

and he fucked us up. I think he was possibly naive.

But my opinion of Comey was that he's an honest man who takes his job seriously. I'm upset that he's gone now. I'm concerned about the delays in justice this will create.

[underpants]

59. Stinks of guilt. Money laundering is the most likely.

Really stupid move.

[Guilded Lilly]

60. Comey makes me ill. The Cretin makes me projectile vomit. Both men

are treasonous bastards. The Cretin is attempting to cover his lying ass. He will only fool his already moronic supporters. Everyone else sees it for what it is...
A reality show script straight out of Celebrity Apprentice meets PeeWee Herman.
The Cretin must fall.

[tinrobot]

61. Really nervous... it could go either way.

Either he's getting impeached or we're getting our first dictator.

[MuseRider]

62. Me too and I am so pissed off about this.

It was horrible during Nixon. This man should have been stopped by the Republicans long before he started to get traction. This is our country not a damned toy for them to just try stuff out on. Pissed.

[Amishman]

63. Nothing, I feel nothing

I have no expectations or hopes until we take congress back in 18 months.

[Nevermypresident]

64. The end of the Russian investigation and subsequent possibility for impeachment.

Irregardless of my anger and disappointment of his actions regarding Hillary's emails, today's actions by Traitor trump tells me that Comey was in fact supervising an independent investigation into traitor and his minions.

How else can it be explained?!!! If Comey was in White House's pocket, he wouldn't have been fired. It's obvious.

Does anybody expect tiny hands to appoint a FBI director with integrity and independence??!!!