Posted by MikeT23 on 6/7/2017 12:15:00 PM (view original):
Comey fired. Not a popular move with the Dems today even though they screamed for it 6 months ago(which certainly doesn't seem "independent" anything) but Comey is not working for the FBI. Done. Fired. Not getting the job back. At the hands of the PRESIDENT.
Now, if you would, do you really believe anything government involved is 100% independent?
Not disputing Trump's ability to fire Comey, he can. But I will take issue with the whole "Dems wanted him fired before, now they're hypocrites" argument.
Comey ****** up when he release that letter about Weiner's computer and "new" emails days before the election. It was probably enough of a difference maker to swing the election in Trump's favor. Had Obama, right then, or Trump, immediately after the inauguration, fired him. No one would be complaining. But that isn't what happened. Trump only fired Comey after Comey wouldn't shut down the Russia investigation. That's a problem.