President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

[smilesammich 10,727]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Tell me just one more time. 😎

[smilesammich 10,727]

4 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

 The MDL including the evil princess herself said that Comey saying he was 're opening the investigation cost her the election . To pretend it was not in the MDL platform is simply not true 

wrong again. hillary says that. quite a few folks, even mdl that voted for her, just want her to shut up and go away.

[CaliCat 3,957]

6 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

 The MDL including the evil princess herself said that Comey saying he was 're opening the investigation cost her the election . To pretend it was not in the MDL platform is simply not true 

And yet, it's Trump who fired the man who was investigating him. 

 

How's that winning working for you?

 

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

1 hour ago, smilesammich said:

wrong again. hillary says that. quite a few folks, even mdl that voted for her, just want her to shut up and go away.

With the expansion of the MOR due to MDL 2.0 you are getting closer and closer 

Edited May 10, 2017 by Nature Boy Flair

[Jacque67 7,328]

Bharara:

As a matter of math, infinitely more evidence Comey fired for Russia investigation (some), than there is evidence Trump was wire tapped (zero).

 

😯

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

On 5/9/2017 at 6:59 PM, JimandChristy said:

Only once in the entire history of this country has a President fired a lead investigator in investigating him....October 1973 you know what happened.

Clinton fired his Fbi director during whitewater and the day before fosters body was found 

 

Tell us more 

[CaliCat 3,957]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Clinton fired his Fbi director during whitewater and the day before fosters body was found 

 

Tell us more 

True. And if the circumstances weren't so different we would not have an ethical crisis in the country now.

 

 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/fbi-william-sessions-firing/

 

 

 

(CNN)The sharp outcry over President Donald Drumpf's firing of FBI Director James Comey has spurred a national digital history lesson about the dramatic move.

One fun fact is this: Drumpf isn't the first president to can an FBI director. But the public reaction -- and the circumstances -- surrounding the two cases couldn't be more different.

Nearly a quarter-century ago, President Bill Clinton fired FBI Director William Sessions. It was July 19, 1993, and Clinton was the first President to sack an official from that post.

 

 

Harking back to that moment, some Drumpf backers and Clinton critics today are asking: Why wasn't there the same level of outrage toward Clinton, a Democrat, as there is to Drumpf, a Republican?

Anger in the social media age

There was, in fact, some anger toward and disapproval of Clinton for his move. Critics suggested that sidelining Sessions (no relation to Drumpf's attorney general, Jeff Sessions), who'd been appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan, was a political power play by the new Commander In Chief.

But the displeasure simmered during a relatively slow-moving era in news, when newspapers, TV and radio reigned. The immediacy of digital news and social media, where much angst toward Drumpf is erupting, had not yet become a part of daily life.

Also, the reasons for the firings differ.

Top Russia investigator canned

Drumpf fired the man responsible for the bureau's investigation into whether members of his own campaign team colluded with Russia in its interference in last year's election.

The Drumpf administration says Comey was dismissed because of his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's email server. Democrats say it's because Comey was getting too close to the White House with his Russia probe.

 

Comey firing draws comparisons to Nixon's 'Saturday Night Massacre'

On this point, there's yet another moment from American history that is being dredged up from the history books: President Richard Nixon's refusal to hand over audio tapes during the Watergate investigation.

That spawned the standoff known as the "Saturday Night Massacre," which led to the resignations of Nixon's attorney general and deputy attorney general and the firing of Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor for Watergate.

Financial violations alleged

By contrast, Clinton fired Sessions after the issuance of a report that alleged ethical problems including "evading taxes and refusing to cooperate with an investigation of a home mortgage loan," The New York Times reported.

Leading the FBI

The FBI director is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The position has a fixed 10-year term.

The report was completed by the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility during the George H.W. Bush administration, just before Clinton's inauguration.

Clinton told reporters there had been "serious questions" about Sessions' "conduct and the leadership." He asked his attorney general, Janet Reno, to review Sessions' tenure and the situation at the FBI.

"She has reported to me in no uncertain terms that he can no longer effectively lead the Bureau and law enforcement community," Clinton said.

Sessions, a former federal judge, went on to work with citizen groups considering various aspects of public policy.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Beat me too it Patsy!!

 

SESSIONS had to be fired as an ethical liability ...things don't change!!!

 

we need another Alexander Butterfield, someone nobody has heard of , to appear!!!! Making History Great Again!!!

[OriZ 3,157]

12 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

I don't watch any late night shows as I have to be up for work by 3am.  Sometimes I catch RedEye on Fox, but not often. 

Gutfeld is beyond hilarious.

 

12 hours ago, smilesammich said:

 

 

eta: it's not the lefts fault that the right just can't bring the funny..although mr turtle always gets a laugh out of me.

 

See above.

 

9 hours ago, JimandChristy said:

To claim that Obama was one of the worst Presidents of all time is ridiculous. 

Umm no it's not.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Trump is getting angry at everyone because he can't sweep the Russian investigation under the carpet. Reminds me of how Nixon got mad at everyone during Watergate.

 

Trump is cracking up.....Russian officials got more of a welcome at the White House today than what Merkel got during her visit here.

[CaliCat 3,957]

5 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

Drumpf is getting angry at everyone because he can't sweep the Russian investigation under the carpet. Reminds me of how Nixon got mad at everyone during Watergate.

 

Drumpf is cracking up.....Russian officials got more of a welcome at the White House today than what Merkel got during her visit here.

 

And all this is coming for the man who criticized Obama for not not being transparent.

 

Tax records, Flynn, Comey, and now the American media is excluded from the WH visit, while the Russian media is given unfettered access to the event.

 

Putin must be proud. He trained Trump very, very well. LOL.

 

Seriously, this is the worst person to occupy the Oval office in the history of this country. He has by far outdone Nixon and Bush Jr. 

Edited May 11, 2017 by CaliCat

[Jacque67 7,328]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-reacts-to-comey-firing-we-have-nothing-to-do-with-that/

check out Putin playing ice hockey!!! Dude!!!

[Jacque67 7,328]

Trump needs to do some more manly sports!!! Lose a few pounds!!!

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-trumps-anger-and-impatience-prompted-him-to-fire-the-fbi-director/2017/05/10/d9642334-359c-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html

 

Dep AG Rosenstein threatened to quit after being cast as the impetus of Comey's firing...oops Donnie doesn't need to be on the wrong side of a guy who could select a special prosecutor ...

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1 minute ago, Jacque67 said:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-trumps-anger-and-impatience-prompted-him-to-fire-the-fbi-director/2017/05/10/d9642334-359c-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html

 

Dep AG Rosenstein threatened to quit after being cast as the impetus of Comey's firing...oops Donnie doesn't need to be on the wrong side of a guy who could select a special prosecutor ...

Does anyone work in type justice department? Call the janitor on his cell.