Trump fires James Comey

[Tulsaaggieson]

You're hired.

Sweet when do I start?

 

[tlwwake]

 

[tlwwake]

 

[Been Jammin]

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Wait. Is he actually suggesting that Trump is surrounded by "yes men" (and "yes women")?

 

[Rdcldad]

Would you want the judge in your divorce case to be sleeping with your soon to be ex-wife as he decided the case?

most definitely

we could have cut to the chase long ago

 

[TheRedSon]

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Unnamed sources and all, but there aren't any named in the Tweet either...

http://www.businessinsider.com/rod-...tm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-bi

 

[JonnyVito]

@Been Jammin why is the president even allowed to hire the FBI director then? I am saying there is no Russian investigation that is all hear say. Why can't we think that maybe Trump will hire a good guy?

 

[Been Jammin]

@Been Jammin why is the president even allowed to hire the FBI director then? I am saying there is no Russian investigation that is all hear say. Why can't we think that maybe Trump will hire a good guy?

1). Someone has to hire the FBI Director. I don't think it is terrible for him to want a guy in there who has loyalty to him. The reason the FBID gets a 10 year term, though, is to give him some independence and to allow him some job security so he doesn't feel the need to please the current sitting president. Theoretically, the POTUS has to pick a guy who will get approved by Congress, which decreases the chance that he is able to bring in a guy who is in his pocket. The current state of Congress makes it more likely that his nomination will be approved regardless of who it is.

2). There is a Russian investigation. You seem to think that there is no legitimate evidence. If the investigation is unbiased, we will know if you are right or wrong when the investigation is concluded.

3). Maybe he will hire a guy who has legitimate morals and ethics, and who will do only what is best for the USA. Maybe not.

 

[NZ Poke]

#ShitLordInChief

 

[JonnyVito]

1). Someone has to hire the FBI Director. I don't think it is terrible for him to want a guy in there who has loyalty to him. The reason the FBID gets a 10 year term, though, is to give him some independence and to allow him some job security so he doesn't feel the need to please the current sitting president. Theoretically, the POTUS has to pick a guy who will get approved by Congress, which decreases the chance that he is able to bring in a guy who is in his pocket. The current state of Congress makes it more likely that his nomination will be approved regardless of who it is.

2). There is a Russian investigation. You seem to think that there is no legitimate evidence. If the investigation is unbiased, we will know if you are right or wrong when the investigation is concluded.

3). Maybe he will hire a guy who has legitimate morals and ethics, and who will do only what is best for the USA. Maybe not.

Been there is not a ten year limit that make sure you can't be fired it just limits the guy to ten years so someone can't get in there and stay forever. Quit letting the media amp things up and think this is a bigger deal.

 

[Been Jammin]

Been there is not a ten year limit that make sure you can't be fired it just limits the guy to ten years so someone can't get in there and stay forever. Quit letting the media amp things up and think this is a bigger deal.

I know that. Didn't say he can't be fired. Just said that the 10 year term gives him some job security. As opposed to putting a new guy in the position every 2 years or every 4 years. He is not dependent upon politics. He has to be perceived to be doing a good job if he wants to last for 10 years.

 

[JonnyVito]

I know that. Didn't say he can't be fired. Just said that the 10 year term gives him some job security. As opposed to putting a new guy in the position every 2 years or every 4 years. He is not dependent upon politics. He has to be perceived to be doing a good job if he wants to last for 10 years.

Bingo he wasn't so he got fired

 

[Been Jammin]

Bingo he wasn't so he got fired

Well, of course that is Trump's claim. The timing is curious. The fact that Trump fired him without having someone in mind to appoint to his position is curious. The fact that that Trump claimed that it was all Rothstein's idea and then Rothstein said, "no it wasn't...clarify or I will resign" is curious. The fact that the rest of the FBI is now coming out and claiming that they liked, respected and had faith in Comey is curious. The fact that Trump wrote Comey a 2 paragraph letter of termination and included "I appreciate you informing me on 3 separate occasions that I am not under investigation" in the letter is curious.

There are a lot of moving parts. It is not as simple (and maybe not as innocent) as you are trying to make it out to be.

 

[Ponca Dan]

It shouldn't matter if you believe it or not. You should want an unbiased individual leading an investigation if there is going to be an investigation. Otherwise, what is the point of an investigation? If the lead guy is in Trump's pocket, it seems likely that the investigation would not amount to anything in the end.

As to your arguments/opinions concerning Trump and a Russian connection....

-What if Trump doesn't have a connection to Russia, but some individuals who do/did were working with the Russians to get Trump elected while giving Russia assurances that they would be part of the administration and do what they could, behind the scenes, to help Russia?

-What if Trump borrowed millions from Russian banks and is having a tough time paying them back? Might he be in position to find a way to trade some favors for leniency on payment? Is is possible that the Russian government might intervene on his behalf and do what is needed to make the Russian bankers happy while holding it over Trump's head?

-What if 75% of the investors in Trump's business dealings are Russian citizens/companies? Might he want to improve relations with Russia to make them happy and keep the money flowing?

I'm not saying any of those things are true. I'm just saying, that, for Trump, it is all about business and the bottom line. He may be headstrong, but that doesn't mean that there are not companies/individuals that he is beholden to. He wants us all to believe that he is a multi-billionaire, and that makes him completely independent and immune to being pressured/blackmailed, but we don't know that for sure. We probably would know one way or the other if he would release his tax returns, but he refuses to do so.

Maybe, a fair and legitimate investigation will turn up nothing. Maybe it will turn up something. Maybe Trump was worried that it would turn up something and canned the guy in charge so he could have more control over the investigation.

Or, maybe he just didn't like Comey, and wanted to replace him with someone that he thought would do a better job. However, if that were the case, it seems like he would have had someone in mind and we would know who he wanted to put in charge already.

I agree with this sentiment. With a caveat that the third question is weak. I could only hope he wants to improve relations with Russia, his reasons be damned. Keep the money flowing for all I care (provided it's on the up & up). Improved relations reduce the odds of a nuclear war, or a conventional war. That's a good thing.