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orangecrush

(19,426 posts)
Thu May 11, 2017, 12:44 PM May 2017

CNN- The White House's explanation for the firing of James Comey is totally unraveling

What the ever-changing stories trying to explain why Trump did what he did suggest is that no one either knows or wants to talk about the real reason that Trump moved on Comey.

And that reason appears to be, according to scads of reporting in CNN and elsewhere, that Trump was angry at Comey -- for not being enough of a company man, for seemingly undercutting his 2016 victory, for dismissing the ideas that President Obama had surveilled him in the campaign, for continuing to push on the Russia investigation when Trump wanted him to spend more time on the number of leaks coming out of the intelligence agencies.

This line, from a piece by CNN's Jeff Zeleny and John King, is particularly revealing:

"Several people familiar with the decision say the President grew increasingly frustrated at Comey after his congressional hearing last Wednesday when he testified that he was 'mildly nauseous' over the idea that he helped sway the election."

Trump, we know, spends a lot of time talking about and thinking about his 2016 election victory. And nothing makes him angrier than when he believes someone is trying to either lessen or take credit for what he accomplished in that race. That, in Trump's mind, is the one unforgivable sin.
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Why? Because, as of right now, it appears that the president of the United States fired the director of the FBI because he was angry at him for not doing exactly what Trump wanted him to do. And that should be very concerning. To everyone.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/05/11/politics/james-comey-firing-trump/index.html





The message here is unmistakable.

Time for Trump to go.





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CNN- The White House's explanation for the firing of James Comey is totally unraveling (Original Post) orangecrush May 2017 OP
Direct link. NCTraveler May 2017 #1
Thanks! orangecrush May 2017 #4
I think we all do!!!! NCTraveler May 2017 #5
Seriously orangecrush May 2017 #7
If it wasn't such a serious state of affairs, it would be amusing Vinca May 2017 #2
I would feel safer orangecrush May 2017 #9
I thought that was always the reason. katmondoo May 2017 #3
It is quite obvious orangecrush May 2017 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot May 2017 #8
Totally correct orangecrush May 2017 #10
I'm currently in the UK. Pacifist Patriot May 2017 #15
Sen. Warner: Comey firing doesn't pass smell test L. Coyote May 2017 #11
Senator Warner... orangecrush May 2017 #13
maybe Comey was sick to his stomach, knowing he helped install Twitler into the White House Skittles May 2017 #12
It made me want to hurl orangecrush May 2017 #14

orangecrush

(19,426 posts)
7. Seriously
Thu May 11, 2017, 12:55 PM
May 2017

Before coming on here, I dumped my cereal bowl full of milk on the living room carpet.

Then, after mopping up, went to get my coffee out of the nuke, and it had boiled over had to clean that up too!


Vinca

(50,237 posts)
2. If it wasn't such a serious state of affairs, it would be amusing
Thu May 11, 2017, 12:47 PM
May 2017

Trump might as well have said he flipped a coin. Heads he stays, tails he's fired.

Response to orangecrush (Original post)

Skittles

(153,113 posts)
12. maybe Comey was sick to his stomach, knowing he helped install Twitler into the White House
Thu May 11, 2017, 01:05 PM
May 2017

that would certainly make me more than "nauseous"

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