[quote] WASHINGTON — President Trump has dismissed the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, said 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 to Mr. Comey dated Tuesday.
It is essential that we find new leadership for the F.B.I. that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission,” Mr. Trump wrote.
Officials at the F.B.I. said they were not immediately aware of Mr. Comey’s dismissal.
In a separate letter released at the White House, Mr. Spicer said that the president informed the director that he has been “terminated and removed from office.”
“The F.B.I. is one of our nation’s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,” Mr. Trump said in the statement.
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Thoughts???
[Link to the different letters...] https://twitter.com/akarl_smith/status/862062661596479490
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Edited by tjustie: 5/10/2017 3:14:52 AMHonestly, this all seems a little fishy to me given the timing, the context and reasoning behind the firing, and that, in my opinion, completely out of place line about the investigation in the middle of Trump's letter (although maybe that's just Trump being Trump). I guess we'll just have to see how the investigation plays out from here and how Trump's appointee and/or special prosecutor handle it.