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Sgt Bilko » 15 May 2017 1:37 am » wrote:Poor delusional Misty ignores the fact that the FBI Director can only be fired for cause. The cause was supplied by his two immediate superiors in a letter to Trump.

Which 45 promptly contradicted in his interview with Lester Holt.
He said that he was going to fire Comey anyway with or without the (phony) recommendation (that he asked them to come up with as cover).

And he said it was because this whole 'Russia thing with Trump' was a 'made up story.'
So he fired him with the investigation in mind.

HOLT: So, you had already made the decision.

TRUMP: Oh, I was going to fire regardless of recommendation.

HOLT: So, there was...

(CROSSTALK)

TRUMP: They -- he made a recommendation. He's highly respected. Very good guy, very smart guy.
And the Democrats like him. The Republicans like him.

He had made a recommendation. But regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey knowing there was no good time to do it

And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself -- I said, you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story.

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