WASHINGTON: (May 10, 2017) United States President on Tuesday dismissed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey.
White House spokesperson said that James Comey was fired over the recommendations of Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General. He said that a new FBI director will be appointed soon.
Whereas, US President Donald Trump said in a letter to James Comey said, ” While i greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that i am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the department of justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau.
He said that it is essential that we find new leadership of the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law and enforcement mission.
The Trump administration attributed Comey’s dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s email server, but Democrats ridiculed that notion, raising parallels to Watergate-era firings and suggested Comey was getting too close to the White House with the Russia probe.
Comey learned of his dismissal from televisions tuned to the news, as he was addressing the workforce at the FBI office in Los Angeles, said the sources.
In a signed letter released by the White House, Trump informed Comey that he was “hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately.”
Trump’s letter to Comey:
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