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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Behind Comey's firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia — President Donald Trump weighed firing his FBI director for more than a week. When he finally pulled the trigger Tuesday afternoon, he didn't call James Comey. He sent his longtime private security guard to deliver …
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CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation — Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election …
New York Times:
Updates and Reactions to F.B.I. Director Comey's Firing — President Trump has fired James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, the White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Tuesday. — Mr. Comey was delivering a speech in Los Angeles when he learned he had been fired.
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump — WASHINGTON — President Trump has dismissed the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, said Tuesday. — “While I greatly appreciate you informing me …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why — White House press secretary Sean Spicer wrapped up his brief interview with Fox Business from the White House grounds late Tuesday night and then disappeared into the shadows, huddling with his staff behind a tall hedge.
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Why James Comey had to go — MORE FROM: … A curious belief in some circles of journalism holds that if both sides are equally unhappy with your story, you've done a good job. I never subscribed to that approach, and thankfully, President Trump didn't when it came to the performance of James Comey.
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
A Former Top Official Cited In The DOJ's Comey Memo Calls Firing A “Sham” — Donald Ayer, who served as the deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, told BuzzFeed News that Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation was being used to justify his firing “for a very different reason.”
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Key to Keeping Trump-Russia Inquiry Alive: 3 Republicans — To force Trump's hand on investigating Russia, all it takes is 3 of the 52 Senate Republicans to work with the 48 Democrats. — As I write, we don't really have any idea why Donald Trump decided to fire FBI Director James Comey …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Lying Again, Now About James Comey — The president of the United States is lying again. — He is lying about the reason he fired James Comey, the F.B.I. director. Trump claimed that he was doing so because Comey bungled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
GOP baffled by timing; WH braces for independent probe — In a swirl of sobering questions about the Constitution and the rule of law, many Republicans are asking simply: Why now? Why?! — Republicans around town, and even some White House officials, tell me they're baffled …
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Wall Street Journal:
Comey's Deserved Dismissal — The FBI chief forfeited his credibility with his 2016 interventions. — President Trump fired James Comey late Tuesday, and better now than never. These columns opposed Mr. Comey's nomination by Barack Obama, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director …
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Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Absolutely nothing about James Comey's firing passes the smell test — Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 3. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) — The Times Editorial Board
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties
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Wall Street Journal:
Before James Comey's Dismissal, a Growing Frustration at White House
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dems ask Justice Dept, FBI to ‘preserve any and all files’ on Comey firing
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON DISMISSAL OF FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY
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CNN:
Behind the scenes of James Comey's epic firing
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Bwittes / Lawfare:
The Nightmare Scenario: Trump Fires Comey, the One Man Who Would Stand Up to Him
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Rudy Giuliani Is Visiting the White House, But He Says It Has Nothing to Do With Comey's Firing
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Trump's Firing of James Comey, Echoes of Watergate
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
FBI agents in tears as news of Comey's firing spread
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Firing of James Comey
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Comey debacle only magnifies the Russia mystery
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Jeffrey Frank / New Yorker:
Comey's Firing Is—and Isn't—Like Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Giuliani Says He's Not a Candidate for FBI Director
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Into the Abyss: Trump Fires Comey
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The Daily Beast:
President Donald Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey, and Even White House Aides Are Stunned
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Comey's Firing Is a Crisis of American Rule of Law
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sessions was told to find reasons to fire Comey: reports
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James S. Robbins / USA Today:
James Comey firing was inevitable
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump and Comey: An Abrupt Ending That Was a Year in the Making
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James Comey / ABC News:
FBI Director Comey fired amid Russia probe
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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Schumer: No confidence in Comey
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
After Comey's ouster, Democrats press for independent probe of Russia's meddling in election
Washington Post:
Comey firing: Reaction from members of Congress on FBI director's dismissal
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question — As Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price walked through a hallway Tuesday in the West Virginia state capitol, veteran reporter Dan Heyman followed alongside him, holding up his phone to Price while attempting to ask him a question.
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Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of 2020 count — The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is resigning, leaving the agency leaderless at a time when it faces a crisis over funding for the 2020 decennial count of the U.S. population and beyond.
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Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
After Ouster at FBI, Small Group of GOP Senators Holds Sway Over Next Steps — The moderate and independent lawmakers will be key in determining the path of the Russian probe — Amid the controversy over the firing of the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the key players …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House leakers have new target: H. R. McMaster — National security adviser H.R. McMaster has become the latest target of the leaks and infighting that have dogged the Trump administration's early days. — President Trump has tried to put an end to White House staffers placing palace intrigue stories …
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Comey's Deserved Dismissal — The FBI chief forfeited his credibility with his 2016 interventions.
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