Trump Fires Comey

[Calminian]

Riiiiiiiight.

Rosenstein was just confirmed about 2 weeks ago and was instrumental in Comey's firing. Dems have been obstructing Trump appointments, as you know. Rosenstein gets right on this, reviews and recommends termination.

Seems that's your timing issue right there.

 

[StefanM]

Sure.

 

[Rob_BW]

Comey has been tainted for months. The position he's in should be held by someone that a paragon of trust and integrity, and he's been all over the news for months acting like a weasely politician.

 

[Calminian]

This is kind of hilarious.

Video: Liberal Crowd at Colbert Show CHEERS Comey Firing–Then Sheepishly Changes to Jeering Trump After Colbert Shames Them

Dems have been instructing their loyalists that Comey is evil and shouldn't be running the FBI. Naturally Colbert's not so bright audience would want to cheer the news of his firing. Ooops. They didn't get the memo Dems are now indignant about the timing. Yes, he should have been fired, but Trump shouldn't have fired him because it's too soon, etc. Yes Comey's incompetent and shouldn't be investigating anything, but he should be investigating Trump, er, even though he said he's not investigating Trump........ You have to love politics.

Trump has these guys in knots. His timing in impeccable.

 

[Calminian]

And it looks like Schumer gets a new nickname out of all this.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
Cryin' Chuck Schumer stated recently, "I do not have confidence in him (James Comey) any longer." Then acts so indignant. #draintheswamp

 

[StefanM]

For me it all comes down to timing and questionable optics.

Do I think Comey deserved to be fired? Probably so.

But the timing of the firing needs to take into account how things might appear in terms of conflicts of interest, personal culpability, etc.

Had POTUS fired Comey and at the same time called for a special prosecutor that would report only to the Deputy AG (to avoid the conflicts of interest with the AG, as with the existing investigation), then I would have had a different reaction. That would have sent the message that he was taking the investigation seriously and did not want anyone to think that he was making his decision with Comey with any ulterior motives in mind.

I would be 100% supportive, if he did that.

I'll even retract some of my criticism if he calls for a special prosecutor even at this point because that would show very, very clearly that he's not trying to hide anything. And if he is innocent, he has nothing to fear. By calling for an independent prosecutor himself, that would show confidence and integrity. He'd come out looking pretty good, unless there really is something he's trying to hide.

 

[Calminian]

For me it all comes down to timing and questionable optics.

Do I think Comey deserved to be fired? Probably so.

But the timing...

The irony here is, had the dems not obstructed Trump's appointments, this may have happened a couple months ago. Rosenstein was just confirmed at the end of April.

BTW, Rush this morning is talking about PTCFS. Post Traumatic Comey Firing Syndrome.

 

[StefanM]

The irony here is, had the dems not obstructed Trump's appointments, this may have happened a couple months ago. Rosenstein was just confirmed at the end of April.

BTW, Rush this morning is talking about PTCFS. Post Traumatic Comey Firing Syndrome.

Truthfully, how much power do the Dems REALLY have to obstruct? A few procedural delays here and there at the most?

The filibuster is gone for confirmations, so they can't hold anything up that way.

 

[carpro]

Wondering why anyone would appoint a "special prosecutor" for an investigation that has not produced one scintilla of evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians?????

 

[StefanM]

Wondering why anyone would appoint a "special prosecutor" for an investigation that has not produced one scintilla of evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians?????

It's not just Trump. It's his staff in the campaign and in the administration.

Besides, if there's no evidence there, it's a quick investigation, and we can move on.

 

[Calminian]

LOL! If the investigation was born out of the absence of evidence, why would the end the investigation due to absence of evidence.

 

[StefanM]

LOL! If the investigation was born out of the absence of evidence, why would the end the investigation due to absence of evidence.

It's a moot point anyway. There is evidence out there. It just needs to be explored further.

 

[Calminian]

Here's the bottom line. Dems made a huge tactical error going after Comey and blaming him for Hillary's loss. The truth is, Comey kept Hillary out of jail and was a Dem insider. He's a huge asset to them. Now he's gone, and they have no one to blame but themselves.

 

[StefanM]

Out of jail? Maybe

Out of the White House? Certainly

 

[Calminian]

It's a moot point anyway. There is evidence out there. It just needs to be explored further.

Yep. And now that Comey is gone, we may find it.

 

[StefanM]

Yep. And now that Comey is gone, we may find it.

Hopefully so.

 

[carpro]

Besides, if there's no evidence there, it's a quick investigation, and we can move on.

Then, it should already be over. If there was any evidence at all, with the enemies Trump has in government and the media, we would already know it.

 

[StefanM]

Then, it should already be over.

Except for that pesky evidence that exists.

 

[carpro]

Except for that pesky evidence that exists.

Produce it. No one else has been able to.

 

[StefanM]

Produce it. No one else has been able to.

It would be fruitless to even try. You'd not believe any of it.