It is long past time Comey was fired. Why?
- He revealed Hillary was under investigation during the election but did not reveal Trump was as well.
- The media was reporting leaks under Obama that the FBI did not trust Comey - he 'lost' his team / agency
- Days before the election he publicly announced he was re-opening the investigation on Hillary (1 of 2, 2nd is on-going)
- Just days ago Comey admitted / testified that Hillary Clinton did break the law but stated criminal charges were not pursued because she was / is TOO STUPID to know she was breaking the law and jeopardizing national security - this is no legal defense. The FBI (and Obama administration) protected Hillary because she was the DNC's 'Chosen One'.
- Comey Seized / exercised power he did not have as FBI Director: HE made the decision not to indict Hillary, even though he has now come out and said she broke the law.
"Under the traditional division of authority between the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors, the former investigate the facts of a case, but the latter make the decision on whether to bring federal charges in court. Comey seized the power over making the decision whether to charge Hillary Clinton and her aides from the career Justice Department prosecutors who handle such difficult cases and made the decision himself. For that decision alone, Comey should have resigned, and if he would not go willingly, the White House properly had grounds to remove him."
---- Comey had to go: The FBI needs a fresh start
- He testified that Huma Abedin forwarded classified information to her unsecured personal laptop at her home - this is a crime. Once again Comey closed the case and refused to recommend indictment.
-- The US Government can NOT afford to have a 'rogue' / 'biased' Director of the FBI un-covering crimes but making the decision himself if the individual should be brought up on charges, no matter who the individual is and/or what party they belong to.
- He was just accused of lying under oath about Huma Abedin, specifically the NUMBER of e-mails she forwarded to her home (not the fact that she DID forward classified information/e-mails)
- Comey publicly announced that the FBI was investigating the Trump campaign for possible involvement with the Russians, even though it is unclear what laws might have been broken by Trump or his White House advisors. At the same time, it appears Comey has refused to publicly announce that President Trump himself was not a target, although Trump yesterday claimed that Comey had told him three times that he was not. (We now know that multiple investigations - by the NSA and FBI - were opened up on Trump and his team under President Obama, investigations that are still on-going).
- Both parties excoriated Comey for his actions at multiple times - their love-hate emotions for Comey have swung back and forth like a pendulum. Both have agreed that at times Comey has made poor decisions, made mistakes, has embarrassed the FBI, and potentially put the election of the President of the United States in jeopardy.
Democrats now are 'lighting the torches and breaking out the pitch forks' over President Trump's firing of Comey. D-Schumer is one of the loudest voices at the moment, despite - as Trump pointed out - Schumer was one of the loudest voices calling for Comey's firing when he announced the re-opening of Hillary's e-mail investigation just before the election, proving the uproar and talks of impeachment over this move is purely political / political grand-standing.
President Trump had every right to fire Comey. As I have said all along, Comey should have been fired so there could have been a 'fresh start' in the FBI. I do have 2 problems with Comey's firing NOW, though.
1. The time to fire Comey was immediately after taking office as President.
2. The news is reporting Comey found out about his firing on TV as he gave a speech to FBI agents in Ca. IF this is true, it is reprehensible. Comey should have been called to the WH and told Face-To-Face he was fired and why. Having him find out from the media on TV as he was giving a speech to the members of his agency was almost as humiliating for Comey as it was for Trump. The way this was handled by the President of the United States - IF his firing was handled the way some media say it went down - reflects extremely poorly on office of the President of the United States and this entire administration.
Again, it was within Trump's authority / right to Fire Comey.
(NOTE: Some Liberals are trying to claim Trump should be Impeached now for firing Comey because Comey's firing is an attempt to stop the 'Russia-Trump Collusion' investigation...except there is not 'Russia-Trump Collusion'. Both Directors of the NSA and FBI testified there was NEVER any evidence of 'collusion', that no evidence of 'Collusion' has been found. The FBI has declared 3 times now that there is no evidence of collusion. The Chairman of the House Intel Committee and Intel Committee member D-Feinstein have declared there is no evidence to support the 'collusion' claim.
Yes, Grand Jury subpoenas have been issued in the investigation of FLYNN, an ex-Obama employee that was picked by Trump, until Trump found out Flynn had NON-criminal/illegal dealings with Russia. That being said, this changes NOTHING regarding the status of the non-existent 'Russia-Trump Collusion' claims. The NSA and FBI still have not found any evidence after 10 months of investigation. The FBI still has said 3 times there is no evidence. The Intel Committee has STILL not found any evidence. Finally, according to the Directors of the NSA and FBI, there still was NEVER any crime or evidence to even SUGGEST collusion between Russia and Trump.)
