Trump Fires Comey

[Eric the Green]

Comey had just asked Justice for more funds to investigate Russian interference and possible Trump collusion. Then Justice comes up with this reason to fire him, months and months after the fact. The explanation they gave is that Comey did not follow Justice Dept. procedure by publically giving his views on the investigation and Hillary's behavior, even though he didn't file charges against her. So it seemed that Trump and his Justice Dept. was being fair by firing Comey for what he did to Hillary, both in July and in Oct. That gave them cover to fire him because "he had lost the confidence of the people" on both sides of the political divide. But Trump's statement in his termination letter thanking Comey for not saying Trump was involved in the collusion, shows what was on his mind. So does the timing, right after Comey's request for more funds, and right after and before his latest testimonies to Congress.

Firing Comey sends a chill into the FBI about investigating the boss. No matter whom Trump appoints to replace Comey, that chill may still be there. If Trump bends to the winds and appoints a new director with integrity, and this person is granted the funds and the permission Comey had asked for, Trump could escape this episode; although he could end up being charged with violating the law due to his collusion with Russia. If he appoints another sycophantic stooge or aligator to his swamp, then he may escape a possible FBI indictment, but the calls for a special prosecutor and even for impeachment may get louder. His decision will tell us which alternative he is more afraid of, perhaps.