FBI Director James Comey has been in hot water with both Republicans and Democrats for a while now, and today things reached the boiling point, with President Trump accepting the recommendation that Comey be dismissed from duty.
https://twitter.com/spettypi/status/862061268714348544
As Twitchy reported Tuesday morning, there were stirrings from officials in the FBI that Comey had misstated the number of emails Huma Abedin had forwarded to her husband Anthony Weiner’s computer. Comey had claimed it was hundreds of thousands, but the FBI was expected to inform the Senate Judiciary committee that Abedin had forwarded only two email chains; other emails were part of a backup and not sent manually.
In a letter to the Senate Judiciary committee, the FBI seeks to "clarify" Comey's testimony. No apology, though. https://t.co/rE0S96hkRA
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) May 9, 2017
NEW: FBI expects to send letter to Senate cmte after Comey incorrectly stated amount of emails Huma Abedin forwarded https://t.co/JqbdC9kNGv pic.twitter.com/F1KTbzs27t
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 9, 2017
FBI clarifies Huma manually forwarded 2 email chains containing classified info to Weiner's account. They had both been previously reviewed.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) May 9, 2017
FBI to Grassley: Abedin manually forwarded 2 chains w classified info, 10 others were backups https://t.co/5SzjuWRAkV
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 9, 2017
Enough is enough, apparently.
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https://twitter.com/spettypi/status/862060156946976769
Comey has "been terminated and removed from office," @PressSec says in statement.
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 9, 2017
The President accepted the recommendation of the deputy attorney general to dismiss FBI Director James Comey.
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) May 9, 2017
NEW: "A fresh start is needed at the leadership of the FBI," reads letter from AG Sessions to Pres. Trump https://t.co/H9n7JKbYS7 pic.twitter.com/Y6s28QCFKu
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 9, 2017
Trump fires FBI Director James Comey, per WH statement — 'A search for a new permanent FBI Director will begin immediately.' pic.twitter.com/91YXGCXidq
— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) May 9, 2017
FBI Dir Comey "terminated & removed from office" per WH, Trump says his firing marks "new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement"
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) May 9, 2017
MORE: Earlier Tues., @PressSec was asked if POTUS still had full confidence in Comey; "Spicer deferred on that question," @MajorCBS reports. pic.twitter.com/F8Jqs3dXkV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 9, 2017
Earlier today, @jonkarl asked Press Sec. Sean Spicer whether Pres. Trump still had full confidence in James Comey. Here's how he responded: pic.twitter.com/P2XdhdTfEM
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 9, 2017
On Comey's firing: "No one saw this coming" – CNN's Jeff Zeleny
— David Ingram (@David_Ingram) May 9, 2017
"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." pic.twitter.com/taPZmnvTSw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 9, 2017
MORE: "Comey would become only the second FBI director in the history of the bureau to be fired by the president," Scott Pelley reports. pic.twitter.com/s7SfkyhqSZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 9, 2017
“This is the kind of thing that goes on in non-democracies.” – Jeffrey Toobin on CNN
— David Ingram (@David_Ingram) May 9, 2017
Time for some wild speculation? Yeah, why not?
QUICK! Everyone figure out whether you're liking or hating Comey right now, formulate hot takes accordingly.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 9, 2017
On the count of three …
Did Sessions recommend firing Comey bc of tainted testimony/lying under oath?
Cause Sessions' own testimony…— Rodrigo Campos (@rodrigocampos) May 9, 2017
FBI is investigating the president. The president fired the director. Anyone still think Russia story is fake? Congrress must now step up.
— Tom Wright (@thomaswright08) May 9, 2017
Trump just fired the guy leading the investigation into Trump.
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) May 9, 2017
Trump just fired the FBI director investigating him.
Despite the dissonance or irony of his stated reason, that's all that really matters.
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) May 9, 2017
Trump just fired the man who was investigating his campaign's possible ties to Russian interference in the election. Nothing to see here https://t.co/8Wb9czsCLQ
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) May 9, 2017
The only question now: independent commission or special prosecutor?
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) May 9, 2017
Would think Congressional judiciary committees would want to have emergency hearings. is this about obstructing FBI Russia investigations? https://t.co/igVBaPz9SP
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) May 9, 2017
This is legitimately terrifying.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) May 9, 2017
So liberals who hated Comey now think this is the beginning of fascism? You all need fidget toys and some consistency of belief, people.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 9, 2017
It will be hard for Dems to complain about this after all the blame-Comey stuff from them. https://t.co/GRnL7aq1mt
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) May 9, 2017
they'll manage
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) May 9, 2017
Democrats are already going with the "obstruction of justice" hot take.
— Brian O'Fall (@applecharlie5) May 9, 2017
We'll be right back to "Comey was man of honor, we need a special prosecutor" before Friday https://t.co/OoxPeAELpZ
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 9, 2017
Gonna be so so so so so weird when Dems start treating Comey as a Russiagate martyr https://t.co/8AjDsR61FL
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) May 9, 2017
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Nate Silver: It's 'painfully obvious' the James Comey letter cost Hillary Clinton the election https://t.co/FDnAYctGtO
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 22, 2017
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