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Hortensis

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112. Lindsey Graham, heading a senate investigation,

Tue May 9, 2017, 07:02 PM

May 2017

supports the firing--officially. Very interesting. Normally I'd assume Rump should keep this dangerous adder close, but disassociation looks more like the move. Also, as said, likely Comey wasn't obstructing justice enough, new Russian connection "investigator" needed.

Had to laugh when I read about yet another falling out among thieves, though. So'd my husband when I just told him. Why am I remembering the Saturday Night Massacre when it's one man on a Tuesday?

“While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau,” Mr. Trump said in a letter dated Tuesday to Mr. Comey.

"Given the recent controversies surrounding the director, I believe a fresh start will serve the FBI and the nation well," Graham said in a statement Tuesday.

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F.B.I. Director Comey Is Fired by Trump. [View all] elleng May 2017 OP

destroying the country and tearing us apart Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #1

I wonder which FSB Officer Trump will replace Comey with? TheBlackAdder May 2017 #15

"You've lost that lovin' feeling. . . ." tblue37 May 2017 #2

He is no longer an asset. usaf-vet May 2017 #4

Damn straight.... berksdem May 2017 #17

Comey should be lucky that, for now, being fired doesn't end in a pit with anti-aircraft gunnery. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #22

for now RegexReader May 2017 #85

You beat me to it.... Good one! keithbvadu2 May 2017 #62

Lindsey Graham, heading a senate investigation, Hortensis May 2017 #112

Saturday Night Massacre Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #18

AGREE 1 million %! BigmanPigman May 2017 #46

I agree...but Trump will not be able to shut this down...Why? Stuart G May 2017 #108

Yep it begins. Volaris May 2017 #129

Here's how the New York Times reported it: NBachers May 2017 #131

That's what I just told my boyfriend............ mrmpa May 2017 #87

OMG! He's going to fire ANYONE and EVERYONE involved in the investigation and is unbiased. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #3

Yep. dalton99a May 2017 #5

The Night of the Long Knives begins. nt tblue37 May 2017 #6

That will probably do him much more damage in the long run, because it tblue37 May 2017 #7

All that matters is the official finding by the FBI. Not how it looks. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #33

The Court of Public Opinion in the Short Run Leith May 2017 #74

Don't count your chickens yet. briv1016 May 2017 #97

Oh, dear God, I hope not. I'd hate for her and the Dems to have to go thru that again. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #126

trying to shut the investigation down onethatcares May 2017 #23

Hard to buy that line of reasoning though after the way Comey bent over backwards to rush to assist cstanleytech May 2017 #28

John Schindler, considered by some to be a significant political insider, is stunned. calimary May 2017 #8

Also - another Twitter source considered credible: Claude Taylor calimary May 2017 #36

That's what Traitors do. byronius May 2017 #9

Twitter is abuzz to understate it bucolic_frolic May 2017 #10

I really hope.... berksdem May 2017 #29

hate to say it about twitter but RegexReader May 2017 #124

Becoming more and more like Watergate - only worse dbackjon May 2017 #11

The Saturday Night Massacre didn't work too well for Nixon NastyRiffraff May 2017 #70

Alot of people including myself were already having a hard time trusting the FBI because cstanleytech May 2017 #12

Lordy! BeyondGeography May 2017 #13

WTF? Nonhlanhla May 2017 #14

I'm investing in Popcorn manufacturers. This could be big... madinmaryland May 2017 #25

I'm going to need something stronger Mad Auggie May 2017 #37

Hey Auggie!! Don't spend much time in the Sports Group, madinmaryland May 2017 #116

I've been at REBELDEMS.COM ... Auggie May 2017 #118

LOL!! Good One, Mad!! TomJulie May 2017 #67

But it would only be a temporary reprieve for anyone involved with the Russians as there cstanleytech May 2017 #44

Self-serving comment from Trump included in this statement. Judi Lynn May 2017 #16

Tacky yes and it's not like Trump doesn't lie on a daily basis. WePurrsevere May 2017 #72

It would almost certainly be classified. briv1016 May 2017 #105

That would be spectacular. He would become a cleaner man, in the process! n/t Judi Lynn May 2017 #111

Sick ! Bad ! nocalflea May 2017 #19

This makes him Rebl2 May 2017 #20

It sure made Nixon look very guilty in 1973. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #39

Big difference is though you probably could have gotten enough Repugnants on board back then to cstanleytech May 2017 #52

When they shift against tRump (and they will) it will be swift and massive. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #59

I doubt enough will shift to make a difference especially the leadership who seem ok to go along cstanleytech May 2017 #69

McCONnell won't shift. He's involved & his wife was paid off with a cushy cabinet appointment. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #75

+1000 byronius May 2017 #91

Both (republican controlled) Houses of Congress do not seem very enthused about investigating. keithbvadu2 May 2017 #73

No, Delphinus May 2017 #125

Holy crap. Biggest moment in last 100 years, along with Cuban Missile Crisis and Pearl Harbor sharedvalues May 2017 #21

Key. Hardly that big though. Ranks up with the Watergate Saturday Night Massacre though. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #34

This is the beginning of the end. sharedvalues May 2017 #47

I think its just behind the Night of the Long Knives. nt cstanleytech May 2017 #55

That was internal Nazi business & people died. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #64

Thats why I said just behind it rather than equal to it or worse. nt cstanleytech May 2017 #65

Mafia presidency... Blue_Tires May 2017 #24

Can we convince the Senate to step-up it's investigation? Auggie May 2017 #26

Will his replacement Turbineguy May 2017 #27

Comey's replacement could be son-in-law Jared who will sell some visas to Russian lawyers to 'invest keithbvadu2 May 2017 #81

MUST have an independant investigation! eom tiredtoo May 2017 #30

Sessions recused himself from the investigation. Sessions dismissing Comey is not proper Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #31

There's nothing in the article about Sessions. OP might be wrong about that. (n/t) thesquanderer May 2017 #76

Perhaps, but Trumps letter says "upon the advice of AG Sessions" Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #82

tRump is so stupid he refers to himself and "under investigation" in the same sentence. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #86

I lived in Miami during the seventies & eighties. As the cocaine dealers got more and more paranoid, NBachers May 2017 #32

I love History in the making onethatcares May 2017 #35

You're seeing history. Today, May 9th 2017, is a historic day. sharedvalues May 2017 #42

On the recommendations of Jeff Session the perjurer. wildeyed May 2017 #38

It's getting to be time Nwgirl503 May 2017 #40

Don't forget--he also fired US attorney Preet Bharara, whose investigations tblue37 May 2017 #41

Thanks for the reminder. elleng May 2017 #60

When Nixon tried to fire his special prosecutor (Archibald Cox), he faced backlash MrPurple May 2017 #43

They are going after Hillary and Bill OldRedneck May 2017 #45

SH*T, I hope not but you're probably correct. BigmanPigman May 2017 #50

no doubt RegexReader May 2017 #114

Woah. Are the Republican's going to turn this into a Constitutional Crisis? jalan48 May 2017 #48

Our new FBI Director will probably be a set of Russian nesting dolls. TeamPooka May 2017 #49

Comey thought he could protect FBI & his job Oct. 2016 with the disgusting Hillary letter. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #51

He was playing Boy Scout in his head BeyondGeography May 2017 #79

There is no stronger or more addictive narcotic RegexReader May 2017 #121

Get Greta V. off the air* FenwayDonkey May 2017 #53

C'mon FBI, CIA, start to leak everything and stop the madness Freethinker65 May 2017 #54

holy shit. retrowire May 2017 #56

Trump is partying like it's 1973. liberalmuse May 2017 #57

In the tradition of J. Edgar Hoover, of course Comey has files on Trump and family and company. no_hypocrisy May 2017 #58

and there has to be redundancy in the FBI, so we will see what happens still_one May 2017 #66

Hate to keep posting Twitter bucolic_frolic May 2017 #61

No tears shed from. Of course the bad news is he is going to put one of his cronies who will try to still_one May 2017 #63

Maybe they will say Comey lied to Hillary about the Weiner laptop email nonsense. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #68

FReak site is cheering Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #71

Rimjob land is still around? 47of74 May 2017 #132

There must be a reason beyond Comey's corruption jmowreader May 2017 #77

Firing the person investigating Russiagate makes Trump look even more guilty. nt WePurrsevere May 2017 #78

especially without addressing the public...especially without apparent reason. If he had good wiggs May 2017 #88

The Godfather IV RoccoRyg May 2017 #80

I need to apologize to President Nixon's family Snake Plissken May 2017 #83

I don't care who did it. Comey got justice!!! yallerdawg May 2017 #84

Concur. ucrdem May 2017 #94

nixon all over again but this time on meth. nt Javaman May 2017 #89

All of Trump's reasons for firing Comey existed at the time he asked Comey to stay on. SunSeeker May 2017 #90

Yes Yes Yes. elleng May 2017 #92

It is past time for an independent prosecutor. LudwigPastorius May 2017 #93

I am waiting to hear Trump has chosen Sarah Palin to replace Comey mdbl May 2017 #95

Rod Rosenstein memo steventh May 2017 #96

Renaming the building for someone more worthy than Mary Hoover would help too. tenorly May 2017 #99

That's loyalty for you. tenorly May 2017 #98

They're in a panic now. ornotna May 2017 #100

What the hell is going on? UCmeNdc May 2017 #101

hahaha rtracey May 2017 #102

so how'd all that GOP appeasement work out for you, Mr. Comey? 0rganism May 2017 #103

Light up the phones! Call EVERYONE and demand a special independant prosecuter!!! mtngirl47 May 2017 #104

So Sessions (who has recused himself) recommended that Comey (who leads the investigation) be fired funkybutt May 2017 #106

Exactly. elleng May 2017 #109

Well, most on both sides didnt think he should be there, so now he's NOT. 7962 May 2017 #107

Looks like a job for Jared. JohnnyRingo May 2017 #110

I Wonder if Comey Sees the Irony dlk May 2017 #113

My husband just left to make an ice cream run! calimary May 2017 #115

Sounds better than the beer runs RegexReader May 2017 #127

Sally Yates, Preet Bharara, and now Comey. Three strikes, he should be out. Might be. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #117

Right Right Right elleng May 2017 #120

This is a move to kill/bury the investigations. Not a fan of Comey but lying can't possibly be the r underpants May 2017 #119

The coup is moving right along on schedule. (and I'm not kidding.) Kablooie May 2017 #122

SMOKE & MIRRORS HUZZAH! pansypoo53219 May 2017 #123

Noose must be Tightening! Mad_Mongol May 2017 #128

welcome to DU! NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #130

Giuliani enid602 May 2017 #133

Locking sarisataka May 2017 #134