{"id":57613,"date":"2017-05-10T09:34:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T08:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=57613"},"modified":"2017-05-10T09:34:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T08:34:21","slug":"russia-investigation-trump-sacks-fbi-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/russia-investigation-trump-sacks-fbi-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Investigation: Trump sacks FBI Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton\u2019s emails, the White House said <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2078734648\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\nMr. Comey was leading an investigation into whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>The White House announced the firing of the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2078734649\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>. It distributed a news release, a letter from President Trump, a letter from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a memorandum about the decision.<br \/>\n\u201cWhile I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau,\u201d Mr. Trump said in a letter to Mr. Comey dated <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2078734650\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday<\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is essential that we find new leadership for the F.B.I. that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission,\u201d Mr. Trump wrote.<br \/>\nOfficials at the F.B.I. said they were not immediately aware of Mr. Comey\u2019s dismissal, which Mr. Trump described as effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate letter released at the White House, Mr. Spicer said that the president informed the director that he has been \u201cterminated and removed from office.\u201d<br \/>\nMemos released by the White House show that Rod J. Rosenstein, the newly sworn-in deputy attorney general, that recommended Mr. Comey be fired over how he disclosed the investigation into<br \/>\nMr. Comey broke with longstanding tradition and policies by discussing the case and chastising the Democratic presidential nominee\u2019s \u201ccareless\u201d handling of classified information. Then, in the campaign\u2019s final days, Mr. Comey announced that the F.B.I. was reopening the case, a move that earned him widespread criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe F.B.I. is one of our nation\u2019s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,\u201d Mr. Trump said in the statement.<br \/>\nA longtime prosecutor who served as the deputy attorney general during the George W. Bush administration, Mr. Comey came into office with widespread bipartisan support.<br \/>\nSenator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon and a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a post on Twitter that Mr. Comey \u201cshould be immediately called to testify in an open hearing about the status of Russia\/Trump investigation .<br \/>\nNew York Times<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton\u2019s emails, the White House said on Tuesday. 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