Source close to Comey says he was fired because the investigation into Russia was accelerating.

[MelissaB]

Source close to Comey says there were 2 reasons the FBI director was fired

By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent

Updated 4:02 PM ET, Wed May 10, 2017

Washington (CNN)There are two reasons why President Donald Trump fired James Comey, according to a source close to the now-former FBI director:

1. Comey never provided the President with any assurance of personal loyalty.
2. The fact that the FBI's investigation into possible Trump team collusion with Russia in the 2016 election was not only not going anywhere -- the investigation was accelerating.

The official White House version of what happened is that deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, fresh on the job, wrote a memo expressing concern about the way Comey had handled the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

But mounting evidence suggests Comey was actually fired because of the Russian investigation.

More: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/donald-trump-james-comey-russia/index.html

[skylucy]

1. Yep! Thanks for posting this.

[L. Coyote]

29. Comey Got Uncomfortably Close to Exposing Trump

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/10/comey-gets-uncomfortably-close-then-gets-fired-by-trump

A senior law-enforcement official dismisses the White House excuse for firing the FBI director, says Comey was ‘inching closer to Trump.

..... “Basically [Trump] is saying, ‘I’m firing Comey for doing the things that got me elected because I’m afraid people are going to find out who did the rest of the things to get me elected,’” the official said.

The things that got Trump elected being Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email case. The other things being the Russian interference in the election.

........... Meanwhile, an official who was at FBI headquarters on Tuesday tried to joke off the late afternoon shock, asking: “Does the president have the power to fire the FBI director?”

He answered: “President Putin can fire anybody. If Putin can put Trump in the White House, he can get rid of the FBI director.”

[Achilleaze]

2. republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is too cowardly to face the truth

and the rest of the republicans are complicit in pissing on American democracy.

[FakeNoose]

3. I hope this means that Comey is on our side now

I like the idea of Sally Yates and Jim Comey working together - for the people.

[maxsolomon]

22. to do what?

they're both on the outside looking in now.

[Shell_Seas]

4. Personal loyalty?

OMG, I hate that man.

[Alice11111]

44. Me too, but his firing, and Sessions, makes things very hard

For this investigation going forward. Now, Turtle will be the heavy again on getting confirmation, and setting up who has the calls in the investigation.

Comey will go down in history as throwing the election to DT, his legacy, not the honorable man he sees himself as.

[TryLogic]

5. Most likely so. And, I saw reports of indictments the same day.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Gee. Ya think?

[L. Coyote]

7. Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. Comey investigating Trump/co-conspirators for Hatch Act violations.

On May 3, Comey gave an unclassified debriefing to the House Comm., informing Trump loyalists of the status of the investigation. Immediately thereafter the White Houdse started searching for the best excuse to fire him. Comey also sought more funding and more agents for the investigation.



In light of the fact that Trump is a target of the criminal investigation, this rises to conspiracy to obstruct justice, an impeachable offense:

Truth-suppressing acts by co-conspirators Sessions, Flynn, Kushner create liable for Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1621 to 1623 -- Given perjury, subornation of perjury, false declarations, the assertion of a false affirmative statement by an individual testifying under oath accompanied by other obstructive, evasive testimony, such as a false denial of knowledge or memory, an offense may exist. 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 372--conspiracies to commit any offense against the United States, or to prevent or retaliate in response to the lawful discharge of the duties of Federal officers ...

18 U.S. Code § 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees

..... Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress—

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.

[Codeine]

8. Source close to water suggests it is wet. nt

[WinkyDink]

9. Another "NS, S" moment!

[SergeStorms]

42. This is DU.......

you don't have to use initials. No shit, Sherlock, isn't that bad. And I agree with you 100%. My post was going to be, "Well duh!" but yours summed it up nicely.

[wishstar]

10. Sen. Durbin just said Comey asked for more resources for Russia investigation last week

Durbin said Rosenstein's decision to fire him right after Comey asked for more resources appears connected.

He said this on CNN to Wolf Blitzer

[SergeStorms]

43. But the Justice Deapartment.......

denies this vociferously. Go figure, more tRump "loyalists." (syn. "stooges&quot

[malaise]

11. Duh!

[cstanleytech]

12. If Trump did this because of #2 then it was a huge mistake as just because the investigation might

be speeding up does not mean that Trump or anyone higher up in his administration were about to be charged so to dismiss Comey now for that reason is a mistake as now it makes them look guilty and trying to coverup something.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Yup, "target is getting buggy" and made an unforced error that is a loud tell. . . . nt

[barbtries]

19. i am entirely convinced that it's because they are guilty

and have been lamely trying to cover up since day 1. drip, drip, drip...flood. treason. impeachment, possibly prosecution. Rachel Maddow gave some terrific historical perspective on this yesterday. Nixon and the Saturday Night Massacre. Now, Nixon may have been going down regardless. But his actions when he fired the special prosecutor turned a lot of republicans against him because it telegraphed his guilt. same way here.

[cstanleytech]

20. Its very possible but its also possible that others who arent inside the administration

but are within the government (like say certain members of Congress) but are providing advice to Trump and to his advisers and they were afraid that an investigation even one controlled by a lackey might inadvertently uncover something criminal that they were involved in thus Comey had to go atleast in order to provide a distraction while they bury the evidence better or try to.

[barbtries]

21. there's so much criminality to uncover,

firing Comey isn't going to bury it all.

[cstanleytech]

24. Doesnt mean they wont try. nt

[JHB]

13. November Sierra Sherlock

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. "not going anywhere"? I think they meant to write "not going away". . . nt

[Ilsa]

16. Meanwhile, "Godly" Mike Huckabee's "godly" daughter publicly lies

ad nauseum for the criminal in the WH. She should be ashamed to be lying like Spicer, kellyanne Conjob, and hell, all the rest of them.

[bora13]

18. in the name

of the rapture pokers, she screams loud.

[Ligyron]

33. I didn't realize she was his daughter.

Makes sense: liars for Jesus.

or is it Satan?

[Ilsa]

37. They wouldn't know the difference. NT

[barbtries]

17. no shit.

who doesn't know this is the reason? we have a fucking traitorous, mentally ill, personality disordered president. we can only hope that there are enough republicans in the senate with a conscience and some sense of history to follow this through.

i called Senator Burr today and thanked him for apparently taking the investigation seriously, urged him to move forward quickly, demanded a special prosecutor and mentioned that hopefully his fealty to party would not trump his loyalty to his country. all in a voice mail, maybe the message will get through.

it's a chore and i get tired but i really must continue to do this on a daily basis, and i think we all should. People Power shift into high gear.

[mascarax]

27. Thank you for calling Burr's office

Bet staff was pleased to get a good call!
Positive reinforcement - I know it's tiring but please keep it up!
Agree on People Power!

[bucolic_frolic]

32. Yes, shift into high gear because power is derived from the people

This is a political crisis, citizens would be wise to act and plan accordingly

Watergate was domestic, this issue is between 2 superpowers as well as domestic

If we all turn our attention to Congress non-stop maybe it will be enough to tip the
balance of a significant few members to remember who pays the bills of our government:
the taxpayers! The source of all value is the labor taxpayers put into resources: work.

[warmfeet]

23. Bad taste, or not;

I hope to be throwing an impeachment party, soon. This sucker, and entire administration, needs to go down.

[Sophiegirl]

25. No Way!!!!

[C_U_L8R]

26. There's no doubt that Trump is obstructing justice

Unfortunately almost every Republican is also obstructing justice.
You'd think more than a few would stand up for truth and justice.
But no. The treasonous fuckers.

[meow2u3]

41. Any and all Republicans going along with him are actively concealing felonies

Unless they get off the Trump cult train and put loyalty to the Constitution ahead of misplaced loyalty to the tRump regime, they'll be seen as collaborators to a traitor.

[PatrickforO]

28. Of course he was!

Damned right he fired Comey because of the investigation.

We have to crash the switchboards of Congress to get them to do their fucking jobs and impeach this treasonous man.

[SunSeeker]

30. Brian Williams on MSBNC just reported Rosenstein threatened to quit when he found out...

...that the White House claimed the Comey firing was Rosenstein's idea. Looks like Rosenstein got played. Apparently he did not realize his memo would be used to justify the Comey firing.

[Ligyron]

34. If Rosenstein has any integrity he will now appoint a Special Prosecutor.

One can hope, anyway ...

[SunSeeker]

39. Yep. nt

[Cha]

31. A couple of more reasons reported comey got fired..

Link to tweet

[Orrex]

35. I understand that he was fired for taking two parking spots

[CousinIT]

36. According to even WSJ, that's true. And Comey was becoming concerned abt evidence of collusion...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-comey-had-requested-more-money-for-fbi-s-russia-investigation-before-being-fired-u-s-official-1494433061

[SunSeeker]

40. Yup. Hence his "mild nausea" at helping put that shitshow in the White House. nt

[OnDoutside]

38. I hope Comey's "associates" let us know what he thinks of McCabe.

[VigilantG]

45. All people Drumpf has fired should get their jobs back with tenure after all is said and done!

That is my wish!