Explanation for firing crumbles
By DANIEL DALE
Washington Bureau
Wed., May 10, 2017
... the New York Times, Washington Post and others reported Wednesday morning that Comey had requested additional resources for the Russia investigation just last week. The Times reported later that Trump was .. “enraged” by Comey’s testimony about him last week in Congress ...
... McClatchy .. reported that Trump himself had requested the supposedly independent Department of Justice memo on which the ouster was supposedly based. And CNN anchor Jake Tapper cited a “source close to Comey” as saying he was dismissed because he would not pledge personal loyalty to Trump and because the Russia probe was “accelerating” ...
... dozens of congressional Republicans expressed .. tepid concern ...
... The Senate Intelligence Committee has invited Comey to testify again next week ...
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/05/10/trumps-explanation-for-firing-comey-crumbles.html
