WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office. President Trump acted based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
“The FBI 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,” said President Trump.
A search for a new permanent FBI Director will begin immediately.
Comey served for 10 years.
ABC reported that Trump acted based on recommendations of Attorney General Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein.
UPI/Kevin Dietsch
“While the President has the legal authority to remove the Director of the FBI, I am disappointed in the President’s decision to remove James Comey from office. James Comey is a man of honor and integrity, and he has led the FBI well in extraordinary circumstances. I have long called for a special congressional committee to investigate Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. The president’s decision to remove the FBI Director only confirms the need and the urgency of such a committee.”
Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office- letters below. pic.twitter.com/IKKbJO5K5h
— Dan Scavino Jr. Archived (@Scavino45) May 9, 2017
25 thoughts on “Trump fires FBI Director James Comey”
Each day America gets better as the swamp continues to get drained. Anybody with half a brain had to know this was coming. Comey has done great harm to the FBI and it’s credibility.
The whole Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation was a sham. Then he let them destroy their computers. Talk about cremation the corpses.
With each coming day, I wake up feeling better and better knowing we have a leader in the White House that has our back.
Everyday America get better hahaha now that’s funny right there thanks for the laugh
America won’t be better until Trump is gone!
Speaking of half a brain, I seriously hope that you did not procreate.
For a president with such tiny hands he certainly is digging himself a very large hole
Why can’t that idiot just hand over the keys to Pence and get the hell out of Washington? 🙁
FBI was getting too close to busting The Don in the Russian Conspiracy so what to do but fire the guy that is going to bust you.
Typical Republican move.
This tells me that there was no collusion between Trump and the Russians. Comey would reveal that in a heartbeat if there was any evidence of that. Comey is now a private citizen and while he can’t give away national security secrets he can sure speak about Trump and any wrong doing.
There isn’t any so all you folks with the hate filled Trump derangement syndrome can relax.
And, yes it is great Trump is “draining the swamp”. In time we will all get comfortable with being told the truth by President Trump and the fake news with the liberal agenda scamming us all will fade into the pit of phony’s.
It’s great waking up every day knowing we don’t have a liberal lying leader. Trump just tells it like it is and lets the chips fall where they may. No politics and that is very refreshing for a change!
And Watchdog then turned and rode off on his unicorn.
Bless your delusional heart.
How does this tell you there was no collusion? All the investigations (FBI, Senate, House) are just getting started. They have plenty to investigate and when they find something, they will delve into it. Mr. Trump (and his acolytes) don’t want them to delve deeper. If he thinks this will stop the investigation, then he is mistaken. What will be interesting will be his choice for the new director. Will he continue the practice of hiring a non-partisan director or will he go with someone who will do his bidding and let him know when they have the information they need to destroy someone? My guess is the latter and he will find out then that the Senators and Reps he thought were in his pocket, aren’t there. Then he will really rage.
The investigations have gone on for over nine months now from multiple sources with absolutey no evidence of collusion.
I am going to use one your own comebacks for this one. Benghazi went on for 3 years without evidence and did the birther issue as did the email mess up. And the investigation into collusion, as I said before, is only in its initial stages.
Sorry to burst you bubble, but Begashazi has been proven over and over again. You really need to get off the left wing sites so you can further your education.
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Stupid Trumpanzee old coot.
You are one dumbass old geezer.
Why is the Liberals mascot a Jackass??
CORRUPTION AND COVERUP CONTINUES!!!
Fire the person who is leading the investigation against you, the day after Sally Yates’ testimony. Most certainly the actions of an innocent President with nothing to hide. LOL. Here come the subpoenas!
This is the correct thing to do. Something has happened to Comey, he has been doing some strange things in the last several months and can’t be trusted to lead that department.
Donald Trump praised FBI director James Comey who reopened Hillary Clinton emails investigation.
But now the shoe is on the other foot, so he fired him.
Sally Yates investigating Trump: Fired
Preet Bahara investigating Trump: Fired
James Comey investigating Trump: Fired
You see a trend here?
Yes indeed. He is getting rid of all the Democrat traitors left by Obama, and, it is about time.
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I am sure you don’t know this because you don’t read well but President Bush appointed Comey as Deputy Attorney General which is the #2 position in the Justice Dept.
bodacious, presenting facts to a Trump supporter just confuses them.
They do not think for themselves, as for the most part, that is not in their DNA.
They can only be told what & how to think by the likes of Fox News and Breitbart.
To put it mildly, they are not the sharpest tools in the shed.
Of course they don’t see the trend. They are blinded by their loyalty to das orangefuhrer. Hey remember when Nixon did something very similar to this right before his impeachment?
Exactly Nada.
Trump supporters are blinded by their inability to see what a massive failure that Trump really is.
And yes, I am old enough to remember the infamous “Saturday night massacre” when Nixon fired Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor investigating Nixon for Watergate.
Trump is in so far over his head, it is pathetic and yet the Trump supporters just keep blindly following him, much like lemmings.
Democrats are the Party of Hate, Division & Destruction.