About damned time! What took so long, Mr. President? Now, put the Wicked Witch of Benghazi in Gitmo!
President Trump has fired James Comey, Director of the FBI, after having lost total confidence in his ability to lead the organization considering his mishandling of the investigation into Hitlery Clinton’s email crime spree scandal.
Mr. Comey is leading an investigation into whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election, reports The New York Fake News Times.
“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 dated Tuesday to Mr. Comey.
“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.
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White House Announces Firing of James Comey
The White House announced the firing of the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, on Tuesday. It distributed a news release, a letter from President Trump, a letter from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a memorandum about the decision.
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.”
Memos released by the White House show that Rod Rosenstein, the newly sworn-in deputy attorney general, that recommended Mr. Comey be fired over how he disclosed the investigation into Mrs. Clinton.
Mr. Comey broke with longstanding tradition and policies by discussing the case and chastisingthe Democratic presidential nominee’s “careless” handling of classified information. Then, in the campaign’s final days, Mr. Comey announced that the F.B.I. was reopening the case, a move that earned him widespread criticism.
“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.
