Trump says he has confidence in FBI Director Comey but its not too late to fire him

[riversedge]

Source: WashPost





By Matt Zapotosky April 12 at 1:05 PM




...........Trump has long sent mixed signals on Comey and the bureau director’s future in government, though his comments to Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo are especially important because Comey has now confirmed that the bureau is investigating possible coordination between the Russian government and the Trump campaign to influence the presidential election.


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The FBI director serves a fixed, 10-year term in part to insulate the bureau from political influence, though he is a part of the Department of Justice and lower on the organizational chart than the attorney general, a political position that changes with each new presidential administration. President Bill Clinton is the only president to have removed an FBI director since the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972. Clinton fired William S. Sessions in 1993 amid allegations of ethical improprieties.

Relieving Comey of his duties would be politically damaging for Trump — especially with the bureau’s ongoing investigation related to his presidential campaign. On Monday, The Washington Post reported that the bureau had obtained a secret court order to monitor the communications of Carter Page, who had served as an adviser on the Trump campaign and who investigators thought might be acting as an agent of Russia.

Comey has given the president a few reasons not to like him, and vice versa. After Trump claimed on Twitter, without evidence, that Obama ordered a wiretap of him before the election, Comey asked the Justice Department to issue a statement disputing the claim. At a later congressional hearing, Comey said he had “no information” to support the president’s assertions..............................

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I think Trump, with his big mouth, will himself in. Perhaps, even Comey will soon say Enough is Enough!!

[Thomas Hurt]

1. IMHO, there will come a time when there will be bad news for Trump

from the FBI but sometime shortly before then, the WH will manufacture a reason to get rid of him...........and like Nunes' scam it will "have nothing to do with Russia". (wink, wink)

[cstanleytech]

2. He is just trying to cover for Comey and Comey coming to assist him during the election with that

whole fake Hillary email hail mary pass Comey came out and did to assist Trump into the Presidency.

[RKP5637]

3. He certainly did usher Trump right into the WH. n/t

[LiberalLovinLug]

7. Yup, Comey did him a yuuuuuuuuuge solid by handing him the presidency

But he also has refuted Trumps conspiracy theories and launched an investigation.

It all depends if and when Comey releases his final report and what it says. Is Comey trying to please his GOP buddies and still convince himself that he is a straight arrow by going through the motions of an investigation? I guess that's what Trump is hoping.

[cstanleytech]

9. After that email stunt I trust the FBI with Comey as its head to investigate

who was and or is in bed with the Russians about as much as I trust the Repugnants in Congress to do an honest an impartial Congressional investigation into it as well.............in other words not at all.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Hey I like what you're doing, but don't forget I can fire you if you start to do things I don't like

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. The trick will be for Comey to come out with the acts of felony espionage

trump and his people are obviously guilty of BEFORE he fires him.

Gonna be tricky even then, because it is then up to Justice which is now full of sycophants.

[PoliticAverse]

6. If you go against the king, make sure you have an irrefutable case. At least when you get fired...

you'll become a martyr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre

[murielm99]

8. If Comey turns out to be NOT

the shithead I think he is, he needs to leave something behind. Some flash drives, DVDs, hard copy files, etc., that are to be made public in the event of his firing or death.

Until further notice, I have a low opinion of Comey. He helped turn the election. I don't know if he will redeem himself.