Yes, the President has a right to fire the FBI Director.

[kentuck]

Many have stated this point.

But does he have the right to fire the person that is investigating him for a crime?

Doesn't that put a different light on the question?

[Mr. Ected]

1. Yes, it does put it in a different light

Under the circumstances, what Trump did would and should be considered obstruction of justice.

If Democrats held the House or anyone but Jeff Sessions sat at the head of the DOJ, that alone would be the subject of a Congressional investigation.

But alas, this is the USA, circa 2017, and the GOP is quite possibly a criminal organization. There will be no justice exacted until a path for prosecution is cleared, a path that only a genius can plot through the current minefield.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. That is his right as well

But it is suspicious as hell and only makes him look (more) guilty AND nobody can get their stories straight as to why Comey was fired.

[boston bean]

3. The latter sounds like OOJ.

[ucrdem]

4. The director supposedly assured him that he wasn't being investigated.

Was it cricket to ask, whether or not he actually did? Probably not but how would Trump know otherwise?

[kentuck]

5. There were other agents and witnesses there...

that said it didn't happen as Trump portrayed it.

[ucrdem]

6. Oh I don't doubt that 99% of what he says is bullshit

but the fact that there was a dinner is probably all he needs for plausible deniability. The bar is infinitely low for Trump just like it was infinitely high for Barack.

[kentuck]

7. Here is a link that is informative:

http://www.newser.com/story/242664/after-trump-tells-of-comey-dinner-new-version-emerges.html

[ucrdem]

8. Thanks, but it looks like the others weren't there after all.

They're remembering what Comey told them afterward, and apparently Comey admits that he promised something, and that's all Trumpolini needs, as he can say he understood whatever transpired as an assurance that he wasn't under investigation.

p.s. this is getting international attention so I expect Trump will be twisting in the wind for awhile . . .

[kentuck]

9. One thing for sure.

Trump will lie.

[ucrdem]

10. Yep.

Bigly!