Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, the White House said.
Trump’s actions to fire Comey were based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said.
“The FBI 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,” Trump said in a statement.
Letter from President Trump to James Comey says the former FBI director is “not able to effectively lead the Bureau” https://t.co/PLoEHtTJDA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 9, 2017
A search for a new permanent FBI director will begin immediately, Spicer said.
The firing came just after the FBI confirmed Comey provided erroneous testimony to a Senate panel about how Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin handled classified emails.
Trump's firing of Comey was "one of the most staggering, stunning acts of a president compromising an investigation," Sen. Blumenthal says. pic.twitter.com/7yIWG3aHKl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 9, 2017
The FBI is currently conducting an investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during last year’s presidential election.
Comey also has been under fire from Democrats for months over his announcement, less than two weeks before the November election, that the FBI was reopening an e-mail investigation into Clinton.
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Lord Jesus! The racist Jeff Sessions interviewing candidates for FBI. Why is he still Attorney General? He lied under Oath. This is unreal.
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MAKE THAT CALL, FOLKS!
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#Maddow Breaking: New Acting FBI Director, Andrew McCabe, Once Reportedly Told White House FBI Investigations Is BS.
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Sean Spicer was hiding in the bushes from the press. He didn’t want to talk about it on camera.
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Trump is such a compulsive liar
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#45 SHOULD go down in HISTORY of USA as being the MOST IGNORANT, SELF-SERVING, GRIFTING, MEDIOCRE, CORRUPT, BIGOTED, IMBECILES, masquerading as president.
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@SenateMajLdr cares more about power than his beloved country. This won’t end well. It’s a sad day in America, ppl. God help us all.
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I don’t believe anything coming out of that Justice Department. Not a single thing.
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Unbelievable!
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OMG! Who does this? This is some Twilight Zone ISH.
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PLEASE TELL ME HOW ANY BLACK PRESIDENT & HIS ADMINSITRATION COULD EVER GET AWAY WITH THIS SHIT SHOW??????????????????????????????
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When are the NATIONAL HEADLINES going to READ:
“RUSSIA IS RUNNING THE WHITE HOUSE”
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ENOUGH ALREADY. Are we America or what?
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THREAD
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CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI’s Russia investigation https://t.co/rvWMKRp1SF
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) May 10, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLDSgWzSIqE
OUTRAGEOUS how these fuckers are making up new rules and laws.
WHERE IS THE OUTCR?!!!
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Dana Houle @DanaHoule
That was surprisingly kind of Putin to only fire Comey but not kill him.
SchooleyVerified account @Rschooley
How many potential Mark Felts are wrestling their next move at this very minute?
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Michael S. SchmidtVerified account @nytmike
Comey learned of firing as he addressed FBI employees in LA. TV screens in background flashed news of firing. Letter was then given to FBI.
Jason KanderVerified account @JasonKander
If @realDonaldTrump wants to prove he has nothing to hide, there’s only one person I can think of to replace James Comey: @PreetBharara
It’s been Russia ALL up in our country since before November 8
Dirty, filthy, shameful #45 & company allowed that bastards PUTIN in our politics, our media, just all up in our lives.
TREASONOUS MUTHAPHCKAS!
https://twitter.com/IMPL0RABLE/status/862083573410656256
https://twitter.com/TrueFactsStated/status/862074132971888640
God, PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUTH
Someone tell me how that would or could happen.
https://twitter.com/TrueFactsStated/status/862078773679845376
Yep. Then what do we do?
https://twitter.com/TrueFactsStated/status/862081704579694592
There will be RIOTS
They’re going to keep on ignoring the rule of law until folks are going to take to the streets like people in Venezuela.
https://twitter.com/TrueFactsStated/status/862067999263666177
Trump and Sessions aren’t slick. This has NOTHING to do with how Comey handled the Hillary email situation. Bull fking ISH. This is about 2 grand juries seated. RICO charges coming down the pipe,
Foreign Agent Registration Act. Trump is trying to save his ASS!
Dr Kelly Sennholz @MtnMD 24m24 minutes ago
Dr Kelly Sennholz Retweeted The Hill
Oh. My. God. Now, TrumPutin circulating propaganda against #FBIDirector Comey. He is SCARED. Be careful. He is a cornered dog. DANGEROUS.
Dr Kelly Sennholz added,
The HillVerified account @thehill
White House circulates negative stories about Comey after firing http://hill.cm/615mYsF
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Karon Wilson @mrsquack19
Replying to @MtnMD
Hate to say this but next step, Trump has someone killed.
Andrea Chalupa
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Dear Americans, I know you gave the world the Hollywood Happy Ending, but authoritarianism is real and not limited to history books.
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Source: Comey at the “rocket docket” yesterday in Virginia that expedites cases, submitting intel. Trump panicked. #FBIDirector #Comey fired
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Rob Flaherty @Rob_Flaherty 7 minutes ago
Trump:
1. Just retained private counsel
2. Fired the guy leading the most comprehensive Russia investigation
nothing to see here
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CBS NewsVerified account @CBSNews 6 minutes ago
“It’s a very unusual situation,” Scott Pelley says. “The FBI director is appointed to a 10-yr. term in order to insulate him from politics.”
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Yes, but we GOT NIXON’S ASS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE TOO.
@joshrogin 2m2 minutes ago
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.@Sen_JoeManchin says Senate Intel Committee still plans to have Comey testify.
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.@evanperez: “I’ve been getting emails from people inside the FBI asking me, ‘Is this true?'” @CNN
☺Richard W. Painter
Trump certainly did not fire Comey over the Clinton emails or for handing him the election. It’s about Russia- – –
RUSSIA
RUSSIA
RUSSIA
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Jared Yates SextonVerified account @JYSexton
This isn’t a president abusing his power. This is a president actively obstructing justice.
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uh huh
uh huh