Days after his abrupt dismissal of FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump's attempts to triage the fallout only plunged the episode further into confusion. Conflicting accounts of how and why the firing happened ricocheted across Washington Thursday, each seeming to push the decision closer to Comey's oversight of an investigation into Russian election meddling. Trump himself linked the decision to the Russia probe in an interview. His spokeswoman suggested Comey's dismissal could hasten the inquiry. Read more http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/trump-comey-russia-turmoil/index.html