Trump Faces Backlash for Comey Firing

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Trump Fires FBI Director Comey

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The folks in the FBI were absolutely not amused that President Trump fired Director James Comey. And Trump hasn't made things any better by changing the story of how and why he did it from hour to hour for three days.

"When I decided to [fire Comey], I said to myself, you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story."

Pres. Trump on firing Comey: "I said, you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story." https://t.co/hxqM1LI6BE

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 11, 2017

Trump, "I have a certified letter. I'm not just saying that." the letter says "I'm not involved in Russia."

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 11, 2017

It's Over Now According to Spokesperson
Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: We want this investigation to end, & by firing Comey, we've taken steps to make that happen.https://t.co/a4eJS25DWo pic.twitter.com/bHjNlILDjA

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) May 11, 2017

But . . .

Acting FBI Director McCabe on the Russia probe: "We consider it to be a highly significant investigation." pic.twitter.com/xC0Rhbh9wl

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 11, 2017

-Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Russia probe is low on FBI's priority list.

-Comey: Russia is "the greatest threat to U.S. democratic process."

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) May 10, 2017

Most outrageous statement on Comey firing: WH dep press secy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, “It’s time to move on,” regarding Russia investigation.

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) May 10, 2017

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WATCH: I was going to fire Comey anyway, Pres. Trump tells @LesterHoltNBC in exclusive interview at White House https://t.co/MAmo1PE1RL

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 12, 2017

Via New York Daily News

"Regardless of recommendation I was going to fire Comey," he said told NBC's Lester Holt. "He's a showboat, he's grandstander, the FBI has been in turmoil. You know that, I know that. Everybody knows that."

#Trump: #Comey asked to keep his job; I was going to fire him regardless of advice; #trumprussia is nothing to do with me. Count the lies. pic.twitter.com/2P6Y1wAzp0

— Jonathan Beeley (@foreignpolicy77) May 11, 2017

But . . .

President Trump: "Regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey."

But yesterday's @jonkarl exchange with @SHSanders45 --> pic.twitter.com/vSsr73ZaVZ

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) May 11, 2017

Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of recommendation

That contradicts what his own vice president said yesterday. Watch. pic.twitter.com/DADpTi5nlo

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 11, 2017

Huckabee Sanders says Trump had been "considering letting Comey go since the day he was elected."

Days before that, Trump praised Comey: pic.twitter.com/erEWld5vEl

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 10, 2017

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Just minutes after the NBC Interview, the FBI trolled Trump
with this ominous tweet - a warning perhaps?

Asset forfeiture is used to disrupt, dismantle & deter those who prey on the vulnerable for financial gain. https://t.co/j2mgM3fCce pic.twitter.com/IngSmYASpu

— FBI (@FBI) May 11, 2017

Huckabee Sanders vs The FBI Reality

WH spox: I’ve talked to “countless” FBI agents who are happy with Comey's firing

NYT's @shearm: “Really?!” pic.twitter.com/bEvoD5pATu

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 11, 2017

McCabe contradicts Trump on Comey support in FBI. "The vast majority of FBI staff enjoyed a deep positive connection to Director Comey."

— Julian Borger (@julianborger) May 11, 2017

FBI agents are changing their FB profile pictures to Comey - usually what they do after a colleague dies https://t.co/Lbcbh1rCsx

— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) May 11, 2017

Acting FBI Director McCabe to @MarcoRubio: "You cannot stop the men and women of the @FBI from doing the right thing." pic.twitter.com/FO1s0qoUps

— CSPAN (@cspan) May 11, 2017

Trump “essentially declared war on a lot of people at the FBI,” an intelligence source told @washingtonpost. https://t.co/9P4okISZFH pic.twitter.com/14EYZ8Khx9

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) May 11, 2017

And Trump cancelled a trip to FBI Headquarters

MSNBC Breaking News-FBI tells Trump not to visit Headquarters. Advise him he would not be greeted "warmly".

— Ralph Lucarella (@NCPANTHERS1) May 11, 2017

Is this a turning point? asks Charles P. Pierce:

Great writing on #Trump "Turning Point" by @CharlesPPierce @esquire #Comey #TrumpRussia #Congress #GOP #TheResistance pic.twitter.com/m3ImxwjWlr

— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) May 11, 2017

New Yorker Cover - Jeff Sessions dragging Comey pic.twitter.com/vdHzo9WMJS

— Yashar (@yashar) May 11, 2017

My latest EXCLUSIVE ===> Trump's botched firing of Comey to save himself from #KremlinGate = beginning of the end.https://t.co/pHzie9MeNN

— John Schindler (@20committee) May 11, 2017

Dan Rather on Trump firing James Comey: "What we have here is clearly a cover-up" https://t.co/2VooR955UR

— Media Matters (@mmfa) May 11, 2017

The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election.

— Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) May 11, 2017

“Comey’s a showboat" said the ex reality show host whose trophy wife lives in a golden palace while he tweets his every thought to millions.

— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) May 11, 2017

White House: Nothing to see here

FBI Director: Yes there is

Trump: Ur fired

WH: Nothing to see here

Acting FBI Dir: Yes there is@Rosie

— PROUD RESISTER 👊 (@ProudResister) May 11, 2017

Come gets axed https://t.co/BJB8jU4DFy via @caglepost @adamzyglis #Trump @GOP #GOP pic.twitter.com/UBMjRxLHiL

— Doc (@mch7576) May 12, 2017

It's time for Special Reports old-school style.

C'mon @CNN @MSNBC @CBSNews @NBCNews @ABC - Talk to America. Explain it.#DemForce pic.twitter.com/u3Zh1zyuRR

— Honey #DemForce (@Honey17011) May 11, 2017

And All the Karma Comes Flying Back

"I'm concerned that I have a president that praises Vladimir Putin."

—Constituent at Rep. Tom MacArthur's town hall (via @MSNBC) pic.twitter.com/juwthcyFY5

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 11, 2017

One more note: with the anger over Comey there's also a fourth option: stuff just starts leaking. Bad stuff. https://t.co/skQ5cjGQ4t

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 12, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Intel sources: evidence vs Pence, Ryan and Reince Priebus, possible #RICO case vs @GOP #McCabe #Comey https://t.co/h0pxYBdHZn

— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) May 11, 2017

REUTERS: 20 State Attorneys General call for independent special prosecutor for Trump-Russia.

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) May 11, 2017

"The Feds have 'Trump tapes' akin to Nixon's 'Watergate tapes'" https://t.co/gELirr7KzN pic.twitter.com/dYrch5ziQp

— The Hill (@thehill) May 11, 2017

"There are now large numbers of people and institutions implicated in Trump’s actions. They are on the line" https://t.co/poBY1eD1eC

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) May 11, 2017

Now don't everybody hyperventilate but this is @TrueFactsStated on the raid at the Annapolis GOP Fundraisers "Strategic Campaign Group" pic.twitter.com/cF2RpMS505

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 11, 2017

Annapolis firm targeted by FBI touted for pioneering the use of technology in political campaigns. Represents GOP candidates nationwide

— Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) May 11, 2017

Windows covered w/black plastic at Strategic Campaign Group in Annapolis near where @FBI are investigating a political group. @capgaznews pic.twitter.com/Y9vuuHaSP1

— Joshua McKerrow (@joshuamckerrow) May 11, 2017

@ChuckGamble1968 @ayosaba @joshuamckerrow @FBI @capgaznews @LouiseMensch It exists solely to run campaigns for Republicans. Took this screen shot before the inevitable "They weren't Republicans" start rolling in. pic.twitter.com/Npo85xmPDi

— Jeremy O'Kelley (@JeremyOkelley) May 11, 2017

SCG is enormous. GOP clients nationwide, including major committees. A lot of people are shitting in their pants right now. https://t.co/VqHampBIas

— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) May 11, 2017

Trump Fires FBI Director Comey

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Donald Trump fired controversial FBI Director Comey just as he was setting up indictments from grand juries for General Flynn and his associates over possible treason with Russia. But Trump would have us believe he fired Comey for his statements about Hillary Clinton's emails last year, which Trump famously called for Russia to hack, by the way. Yeah right.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions wrote a letter suggesting the termination, even though he had recused himself from the Hillary Clinton email scandal as well as Trump-Russia. This comes right after also-fired Ex- Acting Attorney General Sally Yates appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss Trump's Muslim Ban as well as his Russian connections.

Perhaps Comey and Yates were getting too close to the truth, so Trump got rid of them. Not since Nixon has a President fired someone who was investigating his own administration. Who knows what tomorrow brings?

A truly brilliant front page of @nytimes tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/9yA2Gp1Y48

— James Corden (@JKCorden) May 10, 2017

! The NYT editorial board https://t.co/IX0m6WDl7f pic.twitter.com/Rg8lsUGBpA

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 10, 2017

This is not what an innocent person would do. Firing the guy investigating #RussianHacking -- without cause -- is consciousness of guilt. https://t.co/KZkci2XRqc

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 9, 2017

Dan Rather: Future Generations May Mark Today As One Of The Darkest Days In American History https://t.co/yVsn8PIefz

— Carole Sanders (@WINDSONG58) May 10, 2017

From Journalist Dan Rather on Facebook

BREAKING: CNN Exclusive: Subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation. Amazing timing. https://t.co/muGvvJg3K3

— Sam Feist (@SamFeistCNN) May 10, 2017

Former senior FBI official tells me: "I believe the intent here is to replace him with someone who will close" the Russia probe.

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) May 9, 2017

James Comey was fired b/c the Trump DOJ thought he was unfair to Hillary Clinton last July. And I am the Tsar of all the Russias.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 9, 2017

"They fired Sally Yates. They fired Preet Bharara. And now they fired Director Comey...This does not seem to be a coincidence," says Schumer pic.twitter.com/BPQrrLWO2t

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 9, 2017

EVERYONE who cares about independence & rule of law in America should be "troubled by the timing and reasoning" of Comey firing. Period. https://t.co/nAFX0OnuvH

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) May 10, 2017

President Trump has been screaming at the television @jdawsey1 reports https://t.co/GsLrFyCs8G pic.twitter.com/Ez5mBz7kZp

— Yashar (@yashar) May 10, 2017

Trump has hired a DC law firm to go after anyone who suggests he has Russia business ties https://t.co/vzKwPcoCBz

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) May 10, 2017

Let's recap:
Trump fired Comey
Comey was investigating Trump
A grand jury had issued subpoenas
Trump lawyered up TODAY

Any questions?

— Molly (@bitchyologist) May 10, 2017

Trump on Comey last month: “I have confidence in him” pic.twitter.com/yw82oBiv2r

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 10, 2017

#Trumprussia #TrumpRussiaInvestigation #TrumpRussiaCollusion #COMEY #maddow pic.twitter.com/tCN2gtWvd3

— jeffjacks7 (@jeffjacks7) May 10, 2017

To the career men and women at DOJ/FBI: you know what the job entails and how to do it. Be strong and unafraid. Duty. Honor. Country.

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) May 10, 2017

Kudos to the Trump-Russia Twitter Crowd
Who Have Been Sounding Alarms for Weeks
And Were Still Predicting Last Night


For more see Previous Post:
Russiagate Speculation Round-Up

@ShimonPro @CNN has been weeks behind the reporting by our #CitizenJournalist @TrueFactsStated @LouiseMensch @TheRickWilson @20committee

— Hippie Baker (@60andmoonwalkin) May 10, 2017

Source: Comey at the "rocket docket" yesterday in Virginia that expedites cases, submitting intel. Trump panicked. #FBIDirector #Comey fired

— Andrea Chalupa (@AndreaChalupa) May 9, 2017

CNN confirms @TrueFactsStated: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation - https://t.co/ZNXKlr0SMH https://t.co/DHcqlQhImT

— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) May 10, 2017

CNN confirms Trump-Russia Grand Jury in Virginia. Comey hinted it at last week, that's why Trump fired him From 5/5: pic.twitter.com/yc09iY8wFt

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 10, 2017

With Comey firing & grand jury subpoenas in FBI's Russia investigation, we no longer have just smoke. We have fire. #TrumpRussia https://t.co/YaH3ySM3Di

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 10, 2017

Palmer Report has been reporting this for weeks, and two reporters from CNN have been calling us "fake" for weeks.https://t.co/R25UU8eUq0

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 10, 2017

FBI Director James Comey had a dead man switch, and here come the Trump-Russia leaks already https://t.co/EHEiuNAIfI via @PalmerReport

— A.Silver-MeMEs-GIFs (@SilverAdie) May 10, 2017

DOJ sources tell me FBI, IC & DOJ attorneys➡️behind Comey investigation & they are absolutely carrying forward w #TrumpRussia investigation.

— Sarah Smith (@SarahLSmith677) May 10, 2017

My DOJ sources further state that further attacks upon IC/DOJ/FBI by @POTUS will be met swiftly w massive #TrumpRussia investigation leaks

— Sarah Smith (@SarahLSmith677) May 10, 2017

@SarahLSmith677 @TrueFactsStated Trump just created a tempest among career bureaucrats at DOJ, CIA, FBI and Mil Intel. The leaks will now multiply exponentially.

— Puesto Loco (@PuestoLoco) May 10, 2017

An inves. of this size and scope does not rely on one man alone. Firing Comey will steel the will of others. The rule of law will be upheld.

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 9, 2017

Huge amount of activity at EDVA. The battle is joined. Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War.

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 9, 2017

@KblackKris @TrueFactsStated EDVA = US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (AKA the Rocket Docket)

— Calamity Jane (@LilCalamityJane) May 9, 2017

It Might Be A Coup

I am at a loss for words.

Though COUP comes to mind.https://t.co/dGvxY6z0WU

— John Schindler (@20committee) May 9, 2017

.@sarahkendzior @AndreaChalupa @leahmcelrath As an American expat who has lived overseas in authoritarian countries for nearly 20 years (including a democracy overthrown by coups twice)

— Benjamin Lord (@benjalord) May 10, 2017

.@sarahkendzior @AndreaChalupa @leahmcelrath I can confidently say the strategies & actions of the current administration is indeed textbook authoritarianism. Please resist at all costs

— Benjamin Lord (@benjalord) May 10, 2017

The optics of firing the FBI director investigating your Russia ties then meeting the Russian FM on THE VERY NEXT DAY defy easy description.

— John Schindler (@20committee) May 10, 2017

^^^ UPDATE - Confirmed: Trump, not Tillerson, to meet TOMORROW w/ Lavrov, who, per ex-MI6 Steele, *ran* Putin's election-hacking operation.

— JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ (@th3j35t3r) May 10, 2017

@20committee @metaquest It feels like an ongoing, rolling coup. The foxes have sole control of the henhouse. This is war on democracy and the rule of law.

— Kat 4 Obama (@Kat4Obama) May 9, 2017

Tuesday Night Massacre:
-This is a COVERUP
-This is a COUP

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR NOW#TrumpRussiaInvestigation #Maddow #TrumpRussia @Rosie

— PROUD RESISTER 👊 (@ProudResister) May 10, 2017

Like Nixon and Watergate

@dabeard @docrocktex26 So @FBI agents, who wants to end this? The next Deep Throat to leak to the public info that takes down the President will be a hero.

— roser1dozer (@roser1dozer) May 10, 2017

'The echo of Watergate is very strong here': Senator Whitehouse https://t.co/rFtVBfkg4k via @msnbc #maddow #FeelsLikeJustice ??

— 4th Estate RESIST (@patticar) May 10, 2017

Striking lede from the Associated Press @jpaceDC on Trump/Comeyhttps://t.co/jd6F0cGCCI pic.twitter.com/VsIox3Lhzl

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 10, 2017

This will no more save Trump than Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre saved him. Firing Comey will hasten Trump's removal. God bless America.

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 9, 2017

It didn't save Nixon. It won't save Trump. pic.twitter.com/Th6cMCjdRz

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 9, 2017

Watergate netted 48 indictments. Trump is going to blow past that record. Bigley

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 9, 2017

AG Sessions Did What?

Franken: Sessions' involvement in Comey firing a "complete betrayal" after he recused himself from Russia probe https://t.co/6WQRziM2ZW pic.twitter.com/VuXn728byT

— The Hill (@thehill) May 10, 2017

Question:

Why wouldn't Session's recusal from the Russia-campaign inquiry recuse him from advising on terminating the man leading it?

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) May 10, 2017

Rosenstein says Comey's October Clinton announcement was part of reason to fire him. At the time, Sessions lauded that announcement: pic.twitter.com/F5VDsm5cPR

— Matt Zapotosky (@mattzap) May 9, 2017

What Will the GOP Do Now?

gut-check moment for Republican Party

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 10, 2017

Any Republicans who defend Trump on Comey are complicit and will share the wrath of voters and of history.

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 9, 2017

A lot of things will be determined in next 48 hrs. Among them whether there are patriots in GOP leadeship. It is that simple.

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) May 10, 2017

1/ I know this will be like a fart in a hurricane, but I'm going to beg my fellow Republicans, particularly those in elected office to...

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2017

2/ ...take this seriously. Which of you will show the moral courage to stand up, speak out, and say that this moment is where you get off...

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2017

3/ ...the mindless, soulless Trump Cult Train? Which of you will say that Trump has given you everything you need to move forward with...

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2017

4/ ...an actual independent investigation? Which of you will call Trump's firing of Comey what it is? It's a clear attempt to...

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2017

5/ ...stop the investigation of Trump. This is where you can either stand for the rule of law or for a rampant cover-up.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2017

6/ You know full-well this has nothing to do with Clinton's emails, and everything to do with a desperate attempt to stop the investigation

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2017

Special Investigations Overdrive

If we don't get a special prosecutor, every American will rightfully suspect that the decision to fire #Comey was part of a cover-up.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 9, 2017

MSNBC reporting Chuck Schumer is instructing all Democratic Senators to be in their seats at 9:30AM tomorrow.

Interesting.

— Mike Gibbs (@Mikeggibbs) May 10, 2017

Senate Democrats will hold special caucus meeting tomorrow at 10:30 am to discuss Comey fallout. To be a fly on that wall

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) May 10, 2017

It’s time for Congress to get their heads out of the sand. @realDonaldTrump cannot pick the person to continue this critical investigation.

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 9, 2017

BREAKING: Top House Judiciary Dems call on DOJ&FBI to preserve Russia investigation docs & materials on Comey firing https://t.co/3Cae9tzBBD pic.twitter.com/vO6KVAJcBw

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudDems) May 10, 2017

My staff and I are reviewing legislation to establish an independent commission on Russia. The second paragraph of this letter is bizarre. https://t.co/wXeDtVIQiP

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 9, 2017

JUST IN: House Oversight Ranking Member Cummings calls for emergency hearings with AG Sessions, Deputy AG Rosenstein and FBI Director Comey. pic.twitter.com/ErThUF8DsU

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 9, 2017