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It doesn't necessarily have to be about Trump personally. Legolas Send a noteboard - 10/05/2017 08:13:12 PM

View original postIt would have been better to fire him two months ago but three is nothing that makes now any more suspicious than a month from now. There is no evidence tying Trump too the Russian hack just a lot of people saying they think he did it because they don't like him.

I haven't seen much to suggest he personally did things that would warrant a criminal investigation - but obviously there are such suspicions about Flynn, and at least a serious possibility that it goes well beyond him. Firing the person in charge of handling that, in a period when he is testifying about it, subpoenas are being sent out, etc., was always going to make it look like Trump has something to hide. If there are other good reasons why Comey needed to be fired as soon as possible, rather than in due time at a less controversial moment, maybe the additional suspicions could be a price you're willing to pay, but I'm not really aware of any. Certainly Trump's letter only made things look worse, with its blatantly unbelievable motivation for the firing.

Which rather reinforces the credibility of the various leaks which have confirmed the suspicion that this had at least something to do with the Russia probe. Whether that 'something' was about Trump protecting himself or merely protecting someone in his staff, that's another question.

I guess, as stated in the article I shared with Tom below, that the conclusions to be drawn on this will depend on who Trump tries to nominate as new FBI director. If it's a serious candidate with bipartisan support, that would make the firing look less bad in retrospect, because it would go a long way in refuting the suspicion that Trump's motivation was just to make the Russia probe go away.

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Comey was fired today.. - 10/05/2017 05:41:17 AM 1254 Views
The firing as such is one thing, but the timing raises major question marks. - 10/05/2017 07:29:57 AM 604 Views
What question marks? I know that is the talking point but they stop there - 10/05/2017 05:24:59 PM 492 Views
It doesn't necessarily have to be about Trump personally. - 10/05/2017 08:13:12 PM 649 Views
There is zero evidence that Flynn colluded with the Russians on the campaign - 10/05/2017 09:36:20 PM 504 Views
Aren't you confusing several things? - 11/05/2017 07:16:21 PM 458 Views
Agreed on all points. *NM* - 11/05/2017 04:26:32 PM 301 Views
I read he found out by seeing it on the news. - 10/05/2017 08:42:28 AM 642 Views
I heard he found out because he's one of Trump's twitter followers *NM* - 10/05/2017 01:58:10 PM 283 Views
I've seen it now. - 10/05/2017 10:11:59 PM 526 Views
I read that too - 10/05/2017 02:18:29 PM 645 Views
He was speaking on the west coast, at a FBI event - 11/05/2017 04:48:32 AM 482 Views
Mitch McConnell isn't worried, so I'm sure it's fine. *NM* - 10/05/2017 03:53:58 PM 311 Views
Sarcasm aside, have you seen even a shred of evidence that it was improper? - 10/05/2017 04:01:46 PM 569 Views
Are these like the "shreds of evidence" people threw up all over me about how corrupt Clinton is? - 10/05/2017 04:35:29 PM 545 Views
When did we start investigating a sitting president when there is zero recurrence her was involved? - 10/05/2017 05:34:50 PM 613 Views
No I can't argue against a negative - 11/05/2017 04:45:18 AM 510 Views
I'm only surprised it didn't happen earlier - 10/05/2017 03:56:10 PM 515 Views
Doesn't that feel like The Point? - 10/05/2017 06:39:00 PM 539 Views
How can Trump prove a negative, though? - 14/05/2017 09:52:47 PM 587 Views
Indeed it does. And a lot of people rather doubt Trump would nominate someone like that. - 10/05/2017 08:00:53 PM 614 Views
That op-ed was a complete waste of time to read - 11/05/2017 07:21:15 PM 488 Views
You should be glad I didn't go with the Guardian's take then. - 11/05/2017 08:00:32 PM 543 Views
I think you're full of shit, too. - 12/05/2017 06:25:59 AM 459 Views
The funny thing with Trump is... - 17/05/2017 06:13:54 PM 781 Views
Sorry that wss nothing but partisan babble *NM* - 12/05/2017 02:30:36 AM 341 Views
You'd think some of the HRC diehard types would be cheering. *NM* - 10/05/2017 10:24:28 PM 302 Views
I'm sick to death of all this shit. - 11/05/2017 05:10:26 PM 478 Views
Yes. - 12/05/2017 10:19:19 AM 413 Views
pics or it didn't happen *NM* - 12/05/2017 04:08:18 PM 309 Views
Mookie do not be sick, and do not call upon the spectre of death onto yourself - 12/05/2017 03:30:06 PM 447 Views
I will never reach senility - 12/05/2017 04:09:54 PM 563 Views
damned double post - ironic considering the subject line *NM* - 12/05/2017 04:09:54 PM 291 Views
Says the guy who doubles post - 12/05/2017 04:13:16 PM 468 Views
I'll take door number two, thank you very much. *NM* - 12/05/2017 04:20:54 PM 278 Views
Mookie your Yodaish is still a work in progress - 12/05/2017 04:33:07 PM 479 Views

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