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Stuart G

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108. I agree...but Trump will not be able to shut this down...Why?

Tue May 9, 2017, 06:59 PM

May 2017

Too many involved, too much hate from Trump, who is a dump....t
and much too late.....
for Trump to get a date...
to shut this down,
Trump is a clown
That is all I have to say...
On this very day...................thank you...

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F.B.I. Director Comey Is Fired by Trump. [View all] elleng May 2017 OP

destroying the country and tearing us apart Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #1

I wonder which FSB Officer Trump will replace Comey with? TheBlackAdder May 2017 #15

"You've lost that lovin' feeling. . . ." tblue37 May 2017 #2

He is no longer an asset. usaf-vet May 2017 #4

Damn straight.... berksdem May 2017 #17

Comey should be lucky that, for now, being fired doesn't end in a pit with anti-aircraft gunnery. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #22

for now RegexReader May 2017 #85

You beat me to it.... Good one! keithbvadu2 May 2017 #62

Lindsey Graham, heading a senate investigation, Hortensis May 2017 #112

Saturday Night Massacre Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #18

AGREE 1 million %! BigmanPigman May 2017 #46

I agree...but Trump will not be able to shut this down...Why? Stuart G May 2017 #108

Yep it begins. Volaris May 2017 #129

Here's how the New York Times reported it: NBachers May 2017 #131

That's what I just told my boyfriend............ mrmpa May 2017 #87

OMG! He's going to fire ANYONE and EVERYONE involved in the investigation and is unbiased. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #3

Yep. dalton99a May 2017 #5

The Night of the Long Knives begins. nt tblue37 May 2017 #6

That will probably do him much more damage in the long run, because it tblue37 May 2017 #7

All that matters is the official finding by the FBI. Not how it looks. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #33

The Court of Public Opinion in the Short Run Leith May 2017 #74

Don't count your chickens yet. briv1016 May 2017 #97

Oh, dear God, I hope not. I'd hate for her and the Dems to have to go thru that again. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #126

trying to shut the investigation down onethatcares May 2017 #23

Hard to buy that line of reasoning though after the way Comey bent over backwards to rush to assist cstanleytech May 2017 #28

John Schindler, considered by some to be a significant political insider, is stunned. calimary May 2017 #8

Also - another Twitter source considered credible: Claude Taylor calimary May 2017 #36

That's what Traitors do. byronius May 2017 #9

Twitter is abuzz to understate it bucolic_frolic May 2017 #10

I really hope.... berksdem May 2017 #29

hate to say it about twitter but RegexReader May 2017 #124

Becoming more and more like Watergate - only worse dbackjon May 2017 #11

The Saturday Night Massacre didn't work too well for Nixon NastyRiffraff May 2017 #70

Alot of people including myself were already having a hard time trusting the FBI because cstanleytech May 2017 #12

Lordy! BeyondGeography May 2017 #13

WTF? Nonhlanhla May 2017 #14

I'm investing in Popcorn manufacturers. This could be big... madinmaryland May 2017 #25

I'm going to need something stronger Mad Auggie May 2017 #37

Hey Auggie!! Don't spend much time in the Sports Group, madinmaryland May 2017 #116

I've been at REBELDEMS.COM ... Auggie May 2017 #118

LOL!! Good One, Mad!! TomJulie May 2017 #67

But it would only be a temporary reprieve for anyone involved with the Russians as there cstanleytech May 2017 #44

Self-serving comment from Trump included in this statement. Judi Lynn May 2017 #16

Tacky yes and it's not like Trump doesn't lie on a daily basis. WePurrsevere May 2017 #72

It would almost certainly be classified. briv1016 May 2017 #105

That would be spectacular. He would become a cleaner man, in the process! n/t Judi Lynn May 2017 #111

Sick ! Bad ! nocalflea May 2017 #19

This makes him Rebl2 May 2017 #20

It sure made Nixon look very guilty in 1973. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #39

Big difference is though you probably could have gotten enough Repugnants on board back then to cstanleytech May 2017 #52

When they shift against tRump (and they will) it will be swift and massive. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #59

I doubt enough will shift to make a difference especially the leadership who seem ok to go along cstanleytech May 2017 #69

McCONnell won't shift. He's involved & his wife was paid off with a cushy cabinet appointment. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #75

+1000 byronius May 2017 #91

Both (republican controlled) Houses of Congress do not seem very enthused about investigating. keithbvadu2 May 2017 #73

No, Delphinus May 2017 #125

Holy crap. Biggest moment in last 100 years, along with Cuban Missile Crisis and Pearl Harbor sharedvalues May 2017 #21

Key. Hardly that big though. Ranks up with the Watergate Saturday Night Massacre though. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #34

This is the beginning of the end. sharedvalues May 2017 #47

I think its just behind the Night of the Long Knives. nt cstanleytech May 2017 #55

That was internal Nazi business & people died. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #64

Thats why I said just behind it rather than equal to it or worse. nt cstanleytech May 2017 #65

Mafia presidency... Blue_Tires May 2017 #24

Can we convince the Senate to step-up it's investigation? Auggie May 2017 #26

Will his replacement Turbineguy May 2017 #27

Comey's replacement could be son-in-law Jared who will sell some visas to Russian lawyers to 'invest keithbvadu2 May 2017 #81

MUST have an independant investigation! eom tiredtoo May 2017 #30

Sessions recused himself from the investigation. Sessions dismissing Comey is not proper Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #31

There's nothing in the article about Sessions. OP might be wrong about that. (n/t) thesquanderer May 2017 #76

Perhaps, but Trumps letter says "upon the advice of AG Sessions" Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #82

tRump is so stupid he refers to himself and "under investigation" in the same sentence. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #86

I lived in Miami during the seventies & eighties. As the cocaine dealers got more and more paranoid, NBachers May 2017 #32

I love History in the making onethatcares May 2017 #35

You're seeing history. Today, May 9th 2017, is a historic day. sharedvalues May 2017 #42

On the recommendations of Jeff Session the perjurer. wildeyed May 2017 #38

It's getting to be time Nwgirl503 May 2017 #40

Don't forget--he also fired US attorney Preet Bharara, whose investigations tblue37 May 2017 #41

Thanks for the reminder. elleng May 2017 #60

When Nixon tried to fire his special prosecutor (Archibald Cox), he faced backlash MrPurple May 2017 #43

They are going after Hillary and Bill OldRedneck May 2017 #45

SH*T, I hope not but you're probably correct. BigmanPigman May 2017 #50

no doubt RegexReader May 2017 #114

Woah. Are the Republican's going to turn this into a Constitutional Crisis? jalan48 May 2017 #48

Our new FBI Director will probably be a set of Russian nesting dolls. TeamPooka May 2017 #49

Comey thought he could protect FBI & his job Oct. 2016 with the disgusting Hillary letter. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #51

He was playing Boy Scout in his head BeyondGeography May 2017 #79

There is no stronger or more addictive narcotic RegexReader May 2017 #121

Get Greta V. off the air* FenwayDonkey May 2017 #53

C'mon FBI, CIA, start to leak everything and stop the madness Freethinker65 May 2017 #54

holy shit. retrowire May 2017 #56

Trump is partying like it's 1973. liberalmuse May 2017 #57

In the tradition of J. Edgar Hoover, of course Comey has files on Trump and family and company. no_hypocrisy May 2017 #58

and there has to be redundancy in the FBI, so we will see what happens still_one May 2017 #66

Hate to keep posting Twitter bucolic_frolic May 2017 #61

No tears shed from. Of course the bad news is he is going to put one of his cronies who will try to still_one May 2017 #63

Maybe they will say Comey lied to Hillary about the Weiner laptop email nonsense. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #68

FReak site is cheering Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #71

Rimjob land is still around? 47of74 May 2017 #132

There must be a reason beyond Comey's corruption jmowreader May 2017 #77

Firing the person investigating Russiagate makes Trump look even more guilty. nt WePurrsevere May 2017 #78

especially without addressing the public...especially without apparent reason. If he had good wiggs May 2017 #88

The Godfather IV RoccoRyg May 2017 #80

I need to apologize to President Nixon's family Snake Plissken May 2017 #83

I don't care who did it. Comey got justice!!! yallerdawg May 2017 #84

Concur. ucrdem May 2017 #94

nixon all over again but this time on meth. nt Javaman May 2017 #89

All of Trump's reasons for firing Comey existed at the time he asked Comey to stay on. SunSeeker May 2017 #90

Yes Yes Yes. elleng May 2017 #92

It is past time for an independent prosecutor. LudwigPastorius May 2017 #93

I am waiting to hear Trump has chosen Sarah Palin to replace Comey mdbl May 2017 #95

Rod Rosenstein memo steventh May 2017 #96

Renaming the building for someone more worthy than Mary Hoover would help too. tenorly May 2017 #99

That's loyalty for you. tenorly May 2017 #98

They're in a panic now. ornotna May 2017 #100

What the hell is going on? UCmeNdc May 2017 #101

hahaha rtracey May 2017 #102

so how'd all that GOP appeasement work out for you, Mr. Comey? 0rganism May 2017 #103

Light up the phones! Call EVERYONE and demand a special independant prosecuter!!! mtngirl47 May 2017 #104

So Sessions (who has recused himself) recommended that Comey (who leads the investigation) be fired funkybutt May 2017 #106

Exactly. elleng May 2017 #109

Well, most on both sides didnt think he should be there, so now he's NOT. 7962 May 2017 #107

Looks like a job for Jared. JohnnyRingo May 2017 #110

I Wonder if Comey Sees the Irony dlk May 2017 #113

My husband just left to make an ice cream run! calimary May 2017 #115

Sounds better than the beer runs RegexReader May 2017 #127

Sally Yates, Preet Bharara, and now Comey. Three strikes, he should be out. Might be. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #117

Right Right Right elleng May 2017 #120

This is a move to kill/bury the investigations. Not a fan of Comey but lying can't possibly be the r underpants May 2017 #119

The coup is moving right along on schedule. (and I'm not kidding.) Kablooie May 2017 #122

SMOKE & MIRRORS HUZZAH! pansypoo53219 May 2017 #123

Noose must be Tightening! Mad_Mongol May 2017 #128

welcome to DU! NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #130

Giuliani enid602 May 2017 #133

Locking sarisataka May 2017 #134