President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

[JimandChristy 1,689]

5 minutes ago, IAMX said:

Actually, it is. Were you absent for Loretta Lynch? Or just caught a case of amnesia?

 

 

So what is the law.. or rather, the Constitution, concerning the Presidents authority to dismiss members of his cabinet? I thought it was perfectly legal to do so.

It is but not while said President is under investigation. Like I said 1973 the last time a President did this.....

[Dashinka 24,150]

5 minutes ago, ccneat said:

This thread is BS..

 

I think every American should have to go to civics school before they can vote in the next election.  Do you understand what that means to fire the FBI director?  

Isn't this a fairly common occurrence?  I mean the last civics class I took never mentioned the FBI directorship being a lifetime appointment.  Also, wasn't this guy almost singlehandedly responsible for Hillary losing to President Trump?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

5 minutes ago, IAMX said:

Congress has their own investigation going. How's Trump gonna stop that?

He wont, they will say I am not so sure what I will get out of Trump FBI appointee ( if he can get one through) so they will create a Special Counsel.

[Dashinka 24,150]

2 minutes ago, ccneat said:

For cause yes..

Now what is going to happen is that Trump is going to trigger a special counsel...he screwed his own pooch.  Once that happens the S.C. will be able to go anywhere and look anywhere. Remember Bill Clinton's impeachment for lying about getting a you know what?  That started because of a land deal.     Going to ladbrooks now to change my bet on Trump surviving 4 years. 

Wasn't President Clinton impeached for lying under oath?  The details are immaterial.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

1 minute ago, Bill & Katya said:

Isn't this a fairly common occurrence?  I mean the last civics class I took never mentioned the FBI directorship being a lifetime appointment.  Also, wasn't this guy almost singlehandedly responsible for Hillary losing to President Trump?

I think most history books cover Nixon and the Sat night massacre. 

[JimandChristy 1,689]

4 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Isn't this a fairly common occurrence?  I mean the last civics class I took never mentioned the FBI directorship being a lifetime appointment.  Also, wasn't this guy almost singlehandedly responsible for Hillary losing to President Trump?

FBI term ship is ten years. Which makes this firing bizarre. He fired the guy who actually helped him win the election.

 

Trumpgate.....

Edited May 9, 2017 by JimandChristy

[Dashinka 24,150]

1 minute ago, ccneat said:

He wont, they will say I am not so sure what I will get out of Trump FBI appointee ( if he can get one through) so they will create a Special Counsel.

Like I said in the other post, we are still waiting for evidence of any collusion.  Given that President Obama's Administration was keeping a close eye on Trump and his team, I would think any actual evidence would have surfaced already.

[IAMX 3,055]

Just now, JimandChristy said:

It is but not while said President is under investigation. Like I said 1973 the last time a President did this.....

Given Congress is investigating Trump, getting rid of his cabinet members doesn't stop that investigation. I'm sure he well knows that. So I don't really see how this parallels Nixon.. his guilt was out in the open. Regarding Trump and Russia all there is, is conspiracy theories. 

[Dashinka 24,150]

4 minutes ago, IAMX said:

Given Congress is investigating Trump, getting rid of his cabinet members doesn't stop that investigation. I'm sure he well knows that. So I don't really see how this parallels Nixon.. his guilt was out in the open. Regarding Trump and Russia all there is, is conspiracy theories. 

The other thing I fail to see is how this impacts the FBIs investigation into the fictitious collusion?  I mean Comey wasn't doing this on his own, the wheel will keep turning, and money will continue to be spent.

Edited May 9, 2017 by Bill & Katya

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

20 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

Ehhhh many would say Obama felt he was above the law.  DAPA was a bit of an over reach 

A bit of an overreach (in some folks opinion not mine) in a executive order and a thinly disguised attempt to derail what may evolve into a criminal investigation is not in the same above the law grouping.   

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

7 minutes ago, IAMX said:

Given Congress is investigating Trump, getting rid of his cabinet members doesn't stop that investigation. I'm sure he well knows that. So I don't really see how this parallels Nixon.. his guilt was out in the open. Regarding Trump and Russia all there is, is conspiracy theories. 

 You need to go back and study Watergate.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

8 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Like I said in the other post, we are still waiting for evidence of any collusion.  Given that President Obama's Administration was keeping a close eye on Trump and his team, I would think any actual evidence would have surfaced already.

That my friends is the sound of whistling in the dark

[Dashinka 24,150]

Just now, ccneat said:

 You need to go back and study Watergate.

What will studying Watergate tell us about the conspiracy theories reagarding the Trump/Russia collusion?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

13 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

It is but not while said President is under investigation. Like I said 1973 the last time a President did this.....

Jim ( Christy) you are the only one on this thread who gets it.

[Dashinka 24,150]

Just now, ccneat said:

That my friends is the sound of whistling in the dark

At lease it is not the sound of tin foil wrinkling on my head.