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McConnell: There Will Be No Special Prosecutor

He says it would just disrupt the Senate's own Russia investigation

(Newser) - Amid the uproar following James Comey's surprise firing, many have called for a special prosecutor to take up the probe into Russian interference with the 2016 US presidential election—but those people are going to be disappointed. A new investigation would "only serve to impede the current work...

Here's Who Might Be in Line to Replace Comey

John Pistole, Rudy Giuliani are possibilities

(Newser) - James Comey is out as director of the FBI—but who's in? Comey's deputy, Andrew McCabe, has become acting director and is a potential candidate to fill the post permanently, reports CNN . But he's not the only one. John Pistole, the FBI's deputy director under former...

An FBI Chief Has Only Been Fired Once Before

William Sessions was dismissed by Bill Clinton in 1993

(Newser) - James Comey's firing was a shock—but not entirely unprecedented. Since its founding in 1908, the FBI has been led by 11 men (interspersed with a handful of acting directors), and Comey was the second of them to be fired. William Sessions got the boot in July 1993 compliments...

Trump Fires Off Tweets About His Comey Decision

'When things calm down, they will be thanking me!'

(Newser) - The critics have weighed in on President Trump's firing of the FBI chief, generally with unflattering comparisons to Richard Nixon . But what does Trump himself say? "James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige of the...

Late Night Reacts to Comey Firing With Disbelief, T-Shirts

Jimmy Kimmel is hawking 'Comey Is My Homey' attire

(Newser) - It was no joke that President Trump fired James Comey as FBI director on Tuesday, but there were plenty of them on late-night TV in response to the news, mixed with shock and disbelief. What some of the hosts had to say, via CNN and Newsweek :
  • Stephen Colbert: "That
...

Is the Comey Firing a &#39;Nixonian&#39; Move?
Everyone's Comparing
Trump to Nixon Now
the rundown
May 10, 2017 6:45 AM CDT

Everyone's Comparing Trump to Nixon Now

Critics see echoes of the 1973 'Saturday Night Massacre'

(Newser) - President Trump's surprise firing of James Comey has one word in wide circulation: "Nixonian." Specifically, critics see a parallel to Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre" in 1973, when the president ordered the firing of the special prosecutor investigating Watergate. Comey, for his part, was investigating ties...

After Comey Firing, Lawmakers Call for Independent Russia Probe
Comey Heard
the News,
Thought It
Was a Joke
THE RUNDOWN
May 10, 2017 6:21 AM CDT

Comey Heard the News, Thought It Was a Joke

Democrats call for independent Russia investigation

(Newser) - President Trump's firing of James Comey was so unexpected that the FBI director initially thought it was a joke, sources tell the New York Times . Comey was addressing FBI employees in Los Angeles when news of his firing flashed on a TV screen, insiders say. He said he thought...

Critics Call Comey Firing a &#39;Perilous Moment&#39;
Critics Call Comey Firing
a 'Perilous Moment'
THE RUNDOWN
May 10, 2017 3:55 AM CDT

Critics Call Comey Firing a 'Perilous Moment'

But some analysts say he deserved it

(Newser) - Is President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey a dangerous moment for American democracy, a justified and long-overdue move, or something in the middle? Like much about the Trump administration, it depends on whom you listen to. Opinions are sharply divided on the surprise firing and the reasons...

James Comey Learned He Was Fired From TV Reports

Comey is out as head of the FBI

(Newser) - James Comey has been fired as FBI director by President Trump, the AP reports. ABC News tweeted a copy of the White House statement on the matter, which says that Trump acted "based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions....

Comey May Have Messed Up His Testimony on Huma Abedin

ProPublica: FBI chief overstated things on her forwarding of Clinton emails

(Newser) - FBI chief James Comey went before Congress last week and made the remarkable assertion that Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin regularly forwarded Clinton emails, some of them classified, to husband Anthony Weiner so he could print them out. "Hundreds and thousands," he testified. Not so much, reports ProPublica...

Feinstein Reveals How Much FBI Paid to Hack iPhone

Agency shelled out $900K to see San Bernardino shooter's info

(Newser) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate committee that oversees the FBI, says the government paid $900,000 to break into the locked iPhone of a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings . The FBI considers the figure classified, and also won't disclose the identity of the...

Comey: I&#39;m &#39;Mildly Nauseous&#39; I Affected the Election
Comey: Huma Forwarded
Classified Emails to Weiner
the rundown
May 3, 2017 3:46 PM CDT

Comey: Huma Forwarded Classified Emails to Weiner

So he could print them out for her to present to Hillary Clinton

(Newser) - A day after Hillary Clinton blamed him in part for her election loss, FBI chief James Comey acknowledged to Congress that she might have a point: "It makes me mildly nauseous to think we might have had some impact on the election." But Comey defended his decision to...

Trump Up Late Railing on Hillary via Twitter

Tuesday night's tweets centered on James Comey and Clinton's 'many bad deeds'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton spoke at a Women for Women event Tuesday and took "absolute personal responsibility" for mistakes that may have led to her 2016 election loss to Donald Trump, though she says her political demise was helped along by misogyny, Russia's WikiLeaks interference, and James Comey's ill-timed...

Clinton: This Is Why I Lost to Trump

She says misogyny definitely played a role

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton gave her first public post-election interview at the Women in the World Summit in New York City Thursday—and the election was one of the main topics. Clinton, who was interviewed by Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times after being introduced by Samantha Bee from Full Frontal,...

FBI Chief's Secret Twitter Account Is Secret No More

Gizmodo's Ashley Feinberg appears to have found it with some sleuthing

(Newser) - Even the FBI chief struggles with online privacy. After James Comey mentioned during a speech that he had a secret Twitter account, Ashley Feinberg of Gizmodo did some internet sleuthing and appears to have found it. Behold: https://twitter.com/projectexile7 . It took her all of four hours. Oh, and she...

Months Before Election, Comey Wanted to Go Public on Russia

Kerry, other Obama higher-ups didn't want him to come forward, sources say

(Newser) - Early in the summer of 2016, James Comey wanted to write an op-ed, likely for the New York Times, that would've detailed Russian tampering in the election way before the election—an idea shot down at a meeting with high-ranking Obama administration members, two sources tell Newsweek . Then-Secretary of...

Spicer: Actually White House Wants Sally Yates to Testify

Administration denies it sought to stop former AG's testimony on Russia

(Newser) - The White House says reports it tried to keep Sally Yates from testifying on ties between Russia and the Trump campaign are "100% false." The Washington Post reported Tuesday that, according to documents it received, the White House was planning on claiming presidential communication privilege to prevent Yates...

One Post-Comey Assessment: 'Our President Is a Liar'

Pundits weigh in on FBI chief's testimony on Trump

(Newser) - FBI chief James Comey's testimony on Capitol Hill is not surprisingly a major topic on the opinion pages Tuesday, and David Leonhardt's piece in the New York Times is one of those drawing attention. It begins, "The ninth week of Donald Trump’s presidency began with the...

White House Took &#39;Double Blow&#39; From Comey
House Hearing Called
'Worst Day' for Trump
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 21, 2017 5:29 AM CDT

House Hearing Called 'Worst Day' for Trump

He took 'double blow' from Comey testimony

(Newser) - After FBI Director James Comey both contradicted President Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by his predecessor and confirmed that the bureau is probing his campaign's links to Moscow, critics including MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called it the "worst day" of the Trump presidency so far. The...

Trump Basically Live-Tweeted Comey Testimony

And Comey responded in real time

(Newser) - President Donald Trump produced a running commentary Monday on FBI Director James Comey's testimony to Congress, the AP reports. Thanks to the length of the hearing and the immediacy of Twitter, Comey was able to comment on the president's commentary without leaving his seat. It was a nearly...

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