BREAKING: Trump Fires Comey

[Brittain33]

So no US President should be able to fire their predecessor's political appointees?  

Don't be disingenuous, cinyc. This wasn't a normal partisan turnover. Trump asked both Comey and Bharara to stay on after he took office—Comey, for another 6 years—only to fire each of them suddenly and outside of other political office turnovers when they started reaching into dangerous territory in their uncovering of crimes and corruption in the Republican's campaign and administration.

[Brittain33]

Bharara was no more "retained" by the Trump administration than the other 46 Obama prosecutors fired on the same day.

Bharara was explicitly asked to stay on by Trump himself.

[Brittain33]

...then you can't help but feel as if justice was done when he got fired.

On behalf of Democrats and independents everywhere: good luck with that.

It's not at all hard to believe both that a) Comey was a f&ck-up on many levels who handed Trump the presidency and b) Trump firing him today is a massive abuse of power related to Comey's investigation of Republican scandals.

[Brittain33]

US Attorneys serve at the will of the President (or, I think, technically, the Attorney General), and can be fired for any reason or none at all.  46 other political appointees were fired the same day.

How many of the 46 other political appointees were personally asked by Trump to stay on in the new administration, cinyc?

[Brittain33]

US Attorneys serve at the will of the President (or, I think, technically, the Attorney General), and can be fired for any reason or none at all.  46 other political appointees were fired the same day.

How many of the 46 other political appointees were personally asked by Trump to stay on in the new administration, cinyc?

How many of the 46 were grandstanding, camera-mugging glory hogs, like Bharara?

Don't let those goalposts hurt your back too much.

[Brittain33]

When all is said and done, I have a feeling that this administration is going to be compared with that of Harding's.

Yes, that is absolutely the best comparison, down to the womanizing.

I like the idea of Trump aiming for Andrew Jackson and landing at Andrew Johnson, but he doesn't fit that specific profile of failure.

[Brittain33]

Comey asks Sessions for resources to expand his investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. A few days later he is canned despite FBI Directors' generally serving a full 10-year term.

This is exactly like Trump asking the Ambassador to Fiji to resign after the Inauguration so he can put in someone who raised money for his campaign, amirite?

[Brittain33]

I have never seen a press secretary being LAUGHED AT by reporters in my life...

"If Hillary Clinton had won, which thank God she didn't."

You can clearly hear reporters jeer at her.

She's such an amateur.

[Brittain33]

Mike Lee: Instead of a special prosecutor, @realDonaldTrump should nominate Merrick Garland to replace James Comey.
https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/862660636903387136

This would be a great idea if it didn't open up a spot on the DC Court of Appeals.

Ha, I was wondering why he would suggest this.

[Brittain33]

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SHS's problem is that she goes so far in the opposite direction from reality when she defends Trump, she makes trouble for herself by building up the "alternative reality" too earnestly and with too much detail.

[Brittain33]

He can't unilaterally appoint someone, the Senate needs to vote on his pick.

But he still hasn't picked one.

When has Trump ever planned a second step or follow-through to his impulsive moves?

[Brittain33]

Donald still hasn't figured out that White House press briefings are a service the press provides to the President, not vice versa. He wouldn't last 2 days with only the leakers and Democrats providing sound bites to the media.

[Brittain33]

https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/863064487808708608

"Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."