Support NeoGAF

[PancakeBurglar]

Not sure how to react, this only makes Trump look more guilty but at the same time you just know he's going to replace Comey with one his guys and end the investigation on Russian ties.

 

[Jag]

Putin's Amerika.

 

[slit]

Oh my god, they're saying they fired Comey because of his handling of Hillary's emails. Basically that they're firing him because Comey was unfair to Hillary.

Omg

I believe that as Comey's actions have caused Trump a lot of pain, misery and work.

 

[RCSI]

lol no

He just reinvigorated the entire push against him. This was the worst possible move for him.

If this doesn't get the ball rolling on an independent investigation, I don't know what will do so until 2018.

 

[CHC]

My GOD I am really feeling so fucking bloodthirsty right now, my imagination is like Patrick Bateman's fucking internal monologue

I don't like this

 

[davepoobond]

oh my

fucking god

Oh my god, they're saying they fired Comey because of his handling of Hillary's emails. Basically that they're firing him because Comey was unfair to Hillary.

Omg

OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

 

[dc89]

oh boy.

 

[maabus1999]

Congress needs to immediately start a special counsel investigation now. Can't have any investigation now that can be considered impartial to all.

 

[whyamihere]

AG Sessions reccomendation:

I AM SCREAMING

 

[Xando]

I can't take this country serious anymore.

President fires man leading the investigation against the president to install a puppet.

America has gone full Russia/Turkey

 

[SolarPowered]

This is Nixon 2.0, isn't it or am I overreaching?

Same moves, but Nixon wasn't a foreign spy. That shit was a blip compared to this.

 

[Loxley]

Oh shit O.O

FBI are probably scrambling to back up and pass-on all of their findings up to this point to the other agencies in the IC. You know Trump is going to install somebody to shut down the Russia probe.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

What the fuckiddy fuck!

 

[kadotsu]

Imagine how you would act if you were accused of something you hadn't done and someone wanted to investigate to find out the truth.

Contrast that with Trump.

Do I have a multi billion dollar quasi state run propaganda apparatus at my disposal?

 

[Escape Goat]

Incredible.

 

[Vegetable Lasagna]

what the...

 

[zero_suit]

I used to believe House of Cards was too unrealistic...

 

[Tovarisc]

C word dropped on CCN

"Was this firing or coup or..."

 

[MrSaturn99]

Remarkable. Remember his insane racist supporters will say "awesome if Comey cant be loyal to the president he is fired. So refreshing, a true Washington outsider fighting corruption! DRAIN THE SWAMP!"

Literally seeing this on Twitter right now, lol

 

[Ravensmash]

lol no

He just reinvigorated the entire push against him. This was the worst possible move for him.

Oh please, nothing will come of this.

Spoiler

he says cynically

 

[GarthVaderUK]

Corrupt as fuck!

 

[jerry113]

no russian infiltration at all, nope.

 

[RustyNails]

Are you kidding me... seriously?

Wut? For real?

YES! Read the memo on this page. My head is spinning

 

[Kusagari]

Congress needs to immediately start a special counsel investigation now. Can't have any investigation now that can be considered impartial to all.

lol. You know which party controls congress right?

 

[Darryl M R]

This is 92D underwater anti-gravity checkmate fellas

Spoiler

Session is going to go down hard.

 

[Master Thespian]

Oh shit, future endeavored. Vinny Mac is smiling somewhere.

 

[pigeon]

AG Sessions reccomendation:

Trump is claiming he fired Comey for getting Trump elected.

 

[minor effort]

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III told Donald Trump to fire the leader of an investigation that Sessions was forced into recusal over because he was implicated in it

And not only did Trump actually do it, Trump just told the nation that Sessions was responsible for the impetus for this

This is somehow not even the 10th most stupid thing Trump has done in the so-far-5-month-old year

It's really quite astounding. Letting Republicans continue to stonewall the investigation would have been a much better defense strategy than abruptly firing the FBI head on the public recommendation of the AG who recused themselves of it.

 

[EatinOlives]

I think this will probably lead to him getting away with it all.

If anything it's another nail in his coffin. The last bastard that tried this was Nixon and look at how well that ended for him.

This is as much of an indictment of guilt as anything. Trump has dug his grave to the point of no return with this stunt he just pulled.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

This isn't shady at all. Nope.

 

[cyberheater]

I never want to hear about Hillary's fucking emails again

Something tells me you'll be hearing a lot about them in the coming weeks.

 

[Dazzler]

excited for the FBI to bring the hammer down on Trump now

 

[Sean C]

...Can the President just do that on a whim?

Yes.

I thought Comey couldn't get removed until a certain period was up?

The FBI Director has a ten-year maximum term (created to prevent the emergence of another J. Edgar Hoover), but the President can fire the director at any point within that term.

The President can, in fact, dismiss almost all executive branch appointees at will.

 

[rec0ded1]

Knowing these fuckers could this bomb drop be a way to focus attention from something else that happened today?

 

[Timedog]

Seems like this is either really good or really bad, and nothing in-between.

 

[RoninChaos]

Help get him elected and he fires you. Lol

 

[Beer Monkey]

Comey loyalists start dropping leaks in 3...2..1...

 

[BrutishMrFish]

Oh my god, they're saying they fired Comey because of his handling of Hillary's emails. Basically that they're firing him because Comey was unfair to Hillary.

Omg

I always hoped he'd get fired for that... just not while investigating Trump.

Fucking monkey's paw, man.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

The letter is fuckingreal?

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

That 2nd paragraph from Trump to Comey... wow. You can't be much more explicit in saying you're firing someone because they're investigating you.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Seems like this is either really good or really bad, and nothing in-between.

I don't see how this can be good.

 

[Pedrito]

Good news in a way. It means they really fear there's something that will bring them down, possibly sending them to prison. We'll just need more leaks now.

 

[Envelope]

Why are you guys acting surprised? 0 repercussions for Trump and he shuts down the only investigation with the slightest potential to get somewhere


Basically, nothing will come of this was the right position all along

 

[TheMan]

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III told Donald Trump to fire the leader of an investigation that Sessions was forced into recusal over because he was implicated in it

And not only did Trump actually do it, Trump just told the nation that Sessions was responsible for the impetus for this

This is somehow not even the 10th most stupid thing Trump has done in the so-far-5-month-old year

Sounds shady as fuck, but the Donald does what the Donald wants. And his base just laps it up like fucking dogs.

 

[orochi91]

.

 

[CoolOff]

wow

 

[MIMIC]

"This is a grotesque abuse of power by the President of the United States." -Jeffrey Toobin, CNN

 

[Lord Frieza]

Ok this is officially a self-coup of the US government.

A...self-coup?

 

[Oblivion]

These assholes are seriously saying they fired Comey because of his actions during the election, which made Hillary look bad?

Jesus fookin' Christ...

 

[whyamihere]

he CLAIMS he fired Comey because he was unfair to Hillary Clinton about her emails

i can't

i just can't