Political Quotes

“yesterday the President fired the Director of the FBI, Jim Comey, who was leading an active investigation into the Trump campaign's possible collusion with Russia. The President provided no reasoning for the firing other than he had the recommendation of his Attorney General--who has already had to recuse himself from the Russia investigation for being too close to the President--and his Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein. There is little reason to think Mr. Rosenstein's letter is the true reason President Trump fired Director Comey. Why? Because if the administration truly had objections to the way Director Comey handled the Clinton investigation, they would have had them the minute the President got into office, but he didn't fire Director Comey then. The question is, Why did it happen last night? We know Director Comey was leading an investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians, a serious offense. Were those investigations getting too close to home for the President? The dismissal of Director Comey establishes a very troubling pattern. This administration has now removed several law enforcement officials in a position to conduct independent investigations of the President and his administration--from Acting Attorney General Sally Yates to Preet Bharara and now Jim Comey. What should happen now, what must happen now is that Mr. Rosenstein appoints a special prosecutor to oversee this investigation.…”