Whatever the motivation or timing, this seems to be the correct decision.
I agree. The guy got what he had coming to him, after he got Trump elected.
Sheriff Joe for FBI Director!
Fox news was first on the scene with the most accurate headlines
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America....where Freedom decreases everyday before your eyes.
Soon they will make HK look like a beacon of freedom and democracy....
'You're fired...but look at me, MEEE, I'm innocent, you said so, 3 times. Fake news, take that.'
When you are leader of the biggest tinfoil-hat-wearing population in the world, the last thing you do is fire the person leading an investigation into your election campaign. Except when you are so narcissistic & batshit crazy that you can't see how badly this will be read by your consipracy-theory-loving voters.
Nothing to see here, move along, its just a coinkydink!
https://twitter.com/MaggieJordanACN/...69498676957184
Obviously neither of his kids or their spouses have told the boss - this is not how you fire anyone.Mr. Comey was addressing a group of F.B.I. employees in Los Angeles when a television in the background flashed the news that he had been fired.
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In response, Mr. Comey laughed, saying he thought it was a fairly funny prank.
Then his staff started scurrying around in the background and told Mr. Comey that he should step into a nearby office.
Mr. Comey stopped addressing the group. He proceeded to shake hands with the employees he had been speaking to. Then he stepped into a side office, where he confirmed that he had been fired. At that point, he had not heard from the White House.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/u...live.html?_r=0