I am neither for or against Comey's firing. The guy who wanted him fired was just confirmed by the Senate a couple weeks ago. The FBI Director reports directly to him; he's his boss. There's nothing fishy about the timing - if the guy was confirmed sooner Comey would have been fired sooner. The new guy came in and fired him. It's clear that people on both sides didn't like Comey. Clinton came out and blamed him a number of times for her loss (which is bullshit). Schumer called for him to be fired, as did outgoing Senate minority leader Reid. Republicans were angry with him for laying out the case Clinton broke the law and then saying he won't prosecute. The stories all along have been how he's shut down agents and offices that wanted to investigate Clinton further and others about how he went over the line by making public statements about investigations all along. There is an obvious dissension among the people working at the FBI. He allowed Clinton and her coconspirators to testify not under oath and destroy evidence (hard drives, laptops, etc.). The con that's going on is evidenced by Rasta's tweets. The FBI director isn't an independent special prosecutor. This is nothing like Nixon firing Archibald Cox.
The Associated Press. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-05-10-04-43-02 DEMOCRATS ONCE BLAMED COMEY; NOW THEY'RE DEFENDING HIM
WaPost from January 12, before Trump took office. And this is a really big deal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...by-department-and-fbi/?utm_term=.7c754b4fbe7b Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI The Justice Department inspector general will review broad allegations of misconduct involving FBI Director James B. Comey and how he handled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s email practices, the inspector general announced Thursday. The investigation will be wide-ranging, encompassing Comey’s various letters and public statements on the matter and whether FBI or other Justice Department employees leaked nonpublic information, according to Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz. The inspector general’s announcement drew praise from those on both sides of the political aisle and again put a spotlight on Comey, who emerged as a controversial figure during the 2016 race. Democrats, including Clinton, have blamed the FBI director for the Democratic candidate’s loss, arguing that the renewed email inquiry and Comey’s public missives on the eve of the election blunted her momentum. Comey has also been criticized for months by former Justice Department officials for violating the department’s policy of avoiding any action that could affect a candidate close to an election. President-elect Donald Trump has notably declined to commit to keeping the FBI director. And here's the punchline: Brian Fallon, a former Clinton campaign spokesman, praised the investigation Thursday. “This is highly encouraging and to be expected given Director Comey’s drastic deviation from Justice Department protocol,” Fallon said. “A probe of this sort, however long it takes to conduct, is utterly necessary in order to take the first step to restore the FBI’s reputation as a non-partisan institution.”
it's exactly like Nixon firing Cox....exactly...whether you like Comey or not. Just shows you must be a yes man to keep your job these days. Comey doesn't strike me as a yes man
Bullshit. Cox didn't work for or report to Nixon. Comey does work for and report to Trump. If there's a parallel, it's maybe that Nixon fired guys in his DoJ who wouldn't fire Cox. Those guys did report to Nixon. It might be useful to wait and see who Comey's replacement is before leaping to unfounded conclusions.
There is more going on here. Comey was suppose to meet with a committee behind closed doors tomorrow. I think his testimony last week that he could not rule out Trump and an investigation on him, was all Donald could take.
actually he works for the United States.....Trump has a hard time with that....he fired a smoking gun that was pointing in his direction...Cox worked for the United States too unless you also want the govt to be a private company......BULLSHIT is a pretty accurate term to describe Trump's team....but it doesn't surprise me that you again give Trump the free pass.....he hates Clinton too
Trump fired Yates and numerous other people. That's what incoming administrations do. Bullshit is an accurate term for unfounded speculation.
I understand you are not a fan of Clinton Denny, but my god. Everytime there is an even remotely negative comment you come crawling out of Trump's ass to say how everyone is wrong and everything is just fine. They were both HORRIBLY candidates, but you can't deny that Trump is making a mockery of how we govern, and what it means to be an American. Did we need a shakeup and does the "swamp need to be drained"? Abso-fucking-lutely. But Trump is clearly not the person for the job. I have a question for Trump supporters I'd like to have a civil debate about. What exactly would Trump have to do at this point for you to stop supporting him or want him impeached? I understand you want to "shakeup the establishment", and I totally agree that CNN and much of the liberal media are on a witchhunt and mis-report some things to make him look work and stir up outrage. I'm asking what it would take for you on a personal level to stop supporting him.
He can still meet with the committee behind closed doors. In fact, he can speak freely because he can't be fired.
I don't exactly support him. I like the good things he does and dislike the bad things he does. I really don't like the immigration policies and the travel bans and continued/expanded military actions and continued mass surveillance. When those topics arise, I do speak up about it. I do think he's a pompous ass, and has had a rough time getting his administration going. What would it take for me to call for his head? Non-partisan/objective evidence of wrong doing - something that democrats and republicans universally agree is wrong doing. With foresight and in retrospect, I really wish Kasich was the nominee and elected president. Or ideally, the guy I voted for, Gary Johnson.
I hope so Trump asked him 3 times on three separate occasions, am I under investigation, he said no all three times. Two ways to look at this. He is nervous and insecure in asking him each time! Or this is sending a message to the acting FBI head that Comey had nothing on him, time to move on Clinton, it does not matter which side of the argument you are on, she was guilty on Benghazi or not. Guilty about the emails or not. She WAS investigated in many many committees over what seems to be years. Mike Huckabees daughter was on Morning Joe and said nothing has been found, time to move on. I don't get it I went on Twitter last night, lol I will never do that again! Both sides saying outrageous things.
