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*'''8 May.''' Eric and Donald Trump Jr. summoned to FBI headquarters for emergency meeting with Dir. Comey, bureau cybersecurity agents and CIA representatives.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-probing-attempted-hack-trump-organization-officials/story?id=47652150 </ref>
*'''8 May.''' Eric and Donald Trump Jr. summoned to FBI headquarters for emergency meeting with Dir. Comey, bureau cybersecurity agents and CIA representatives.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-probing-attempted-hack-trump-organization-officials/story?id=47652150 </ref>
*'''9 May.''' Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein writes memorandum to Attn. Gen. Sessions which includes in part:<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/rosenstein-letter-annotated/526116/</ref>
*'''9 May.''' Comey fired.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/rosenstein-letter-annotated/526116/</ref>
{{Quotebox|<small>the FBI's reputation and credibility have suffered substantial damage, and it has affected the entire Department of Justice. That is deeply troubling to many Department employees and veterans, legislators and citizens.<br>
{{Quotebox|<small>the FBI's reputation and credibility have suffered substantial damage, and it has affected the entire Department of Justice. That is deeply troubling to many Department employees and veterans, legislators and citizens.<br>
*'''11 May''' Mueller appointed; Comey alleges in leak his firing was Trump's effort to obstruct Justice.
*'''8 June.''' Trump Jr. sends out 80 tweets during hearings critical of Comey.<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-80-tweets-comey-2017-6 </ref>
So what is going on here? Three theories but I will only articulate one, the most plausible. Comey threatened Trump Jr with prosecution and offered a plea deal based on the supposed evidence of his email and meeting with a Russian lawyer and FudionGPS operative. Comey wanted Trump Jr to name names of other higher ups. This was Comey effort to blackmail Trump Sr, in much the same vein [[J Edgar's Hoover]] was famous for during Hoover's tenure under 8 presidents. Comey was fired the next day. Trump Jr remains very bitter about the experience and fired up a tweet storm during Comey's testimony.
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