James Comey
James Brien Comey Jr. (December 14, 1960) is a former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appointed by Barack Obama on September 4, 2013, and a lawyer.
Between December 9, 2003 and August 15, 2005, he served as United States Deputy Attorney General under the administration of president George W. Bush.
Comey once was a member of the Republican Party but later became an independent.
During the presidential elections in 2016, he investigated the corruption within the E-mails around Hillary Clinton, it has been seen as a main factor of the loss by the Democrats and Clinton blamed Comey for her failed campaign.[1]
On March 20, 2017, he had a session in the Congress where he bowed to the liberal elite to conduct an investigation into the so-called "Trump-Russia connection". [2]
Although originally not planning on asking him to resign,[3] President Donald Trump, at the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, fired Comey for being unfit to serve in the position.[4] Democrats and liberals were dismayed at the decision,[5] but it showed that Trump was serious about shaking up D.C. and "draining the swamp."[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/politics/hillary-clinton-james-comey.html?_r=0
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/us/politics/intelligence-committee-russia-donald-trump.html
- ↑ Rodriguez, Katherine (April 12, 2017). Trump Does Not Intend to Ask FBI Director James Comey to Resign. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑
- Noble, Andrea; Dinan, Stephen (May 9, 2017). Trump fires FBI Director James Comey. The Washington Times. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- Trump fires FBI Director Comey. Fox News. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- Nussbaum, Daniel (May 9, 2017). Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ↑
- Nussbaum, Daniel (May 9, 2017). Celebrities Melt Down Over Comey Firing: ‘Full Blown Constitutional Crisis’. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- Trump defends Comey firing, says ousted FBI director 'wasn't doing a good job'. Fox News. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ↑ Boyle, Matthew (May 10, 2017). The Unconventional President: Donald Trump Shakes Washington to Its Core by Firing Comey. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 10, 2017.