The Simple Explanation for Trump Firing James Comey When He Did

CaptainObvious said:
As Comey heads for the exit we should take the time to thank him. Thank him for exposing the corruption, collusion and favoritism at the very highest levels of government, and for torpedoing the Clinton campaign. It became so, so crystal clear for the entire nation to see during press conference #1. The guy lays out in magnificent detail all of Clintons illegal activity and then gives her a pass. It was a thing of beauty as the entire nation became enlightened to government corruption in all it's glory. All but the most partisan dolts made up their mind right then and there. We cannot in good conscious vote for someone we know with absolute certainty is a criminal. We'll take our chances with the carnival barker. Thanks Jim.
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Sorry, but that's nonsense. Comey should not have said what he did, both in criticism of Clinton and whether or not she should have been prosecuted. If anything, he should have reported the conclusion of the existence or absence of wrongdoing uncovered by the investigation. Period. The AG should then have done whatever they thought was best in the circumstances.

Trump congratulated Comey for the very conduct for which he fired him! If Trump wanted to fire him for his conduct in July 2016, he should have fired him shortly after he took office. Instead, Trump fired Comey days after Comey confirmed an investigation was underway in Trump's general direction. If that doesn't offend you, then good luck to you.
 
If Trump and his campaign are innocent of collusion and they think the FBI director should be fired, then the obvious, and correct, way for them to proceed in this process* is to first recommend to the AG's office that a special prosecutor be appointed by the deputy attorney general to take over the investigation from the FBI, with the FBI turning over all investigation related material and providing continuity by putting on temporary assignment to the Office of the Special Prosecutor key FBI personnel that have heretofore been engaged in the investigation of Russian involvement in the election. Once all that is in place, and not before, refer Comey's conduct to the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice to consider whether Comey has violated norms to an extent that would warrant his dismissal. And then base a decision on the findings of the OPR. If he is to be replaced, avoid firing him in public on national TV.

There is a right way, and a wrong way.

This is all fairly obvious stuff. Because the Administration did not proceed along this route, but instead precipitously fired the Director, in a most politically clumsy way, it calls into question whether their action is actually retribution, or possibly an attempt to delay or interfere, rather than the the proffered explanation having to do with the way the Clinton email investigation was handled.

The actions of the administration speak of desperation rather than carefully considered action. One naturally thinks there may be an ulterior reason behind such an inept, sudden action.
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*When things are done fairly and with justice in mind, one scores political "brownie points."
 
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piezoe said:
One naturally thinks there may be an ulterior reason behind such an inept, sudden action.
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Only if one is in one's partisan mode, as one usually is.

No, about the only point you have in there that I can agree with is the fact that this was a clumsy move. Any other insinuation is merely hope on your part, as was the last 6 months as the left waited breathlessly for some proof - any proof at all - please God let there be some proof - of Trump's collusion with Russia. Oh, wait, you're not a lefty. You're a libertarian, right? LOL!

Look, if there is evidence, show it and I'll immediately get on board and condemn Trump as well. But in absence of that, give it a rest. It's been 6 months of this crap and you're still no further to proving anything.

This is quickly becoming the left's Benghazi.
 
Frederick Foresight said:
Sorry, but that's nonsense. Comey should not have said what he did, both in criticism of Clinton and whether or not she should have been prosecuted. If anything, he should have reported the conclusion of the existence or absence of wrongdoing uncovered by the investigation. Period. The AG should then have done whatever they thought was best in the circumstances.

Trump congratulated Comey for the very conduct for which he fired him! If Trump wanted to fire him for his conduct in July 2016, he should have fired him shortly after he took office. Instead, Trump fired Comey days after Comey confirmed an investigation was underway in Trump's general direction. If that doesn't offend you, then good luck to you.
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You are absolutely correct, Comey should have kept his mouth shut. Why he did not is anyone's guess. None of that is the point of my post. The point is, when he did open his mouth he uunveiled to be true what was only speculation up to that point. That being, Clinton had committed a whole litany of illegal activities, and that our corrupt government isn't going to do a thing about it because she's connected. That was just a bridge too far for many people and she lost the fence sitters. Hypocrisy and double standards, for some, has it's limitations.
 
Tsing Tao said:
This is quickly becoming the left's Benghazi.
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Do you see something very wrong with politicizing either Benghazi or the Firing on Comey? These should be bi-partisan concerns. It's a cancer in our republic that we are more and more politicizing that which ought not to be.
 
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piezoe said:
Do you see something very wrong with politicizing either Benghazi or the Firing on Comey. These should be bi-partisan concerns. It a cancer in our republic that we are more and more politicizing that which ought not to be.
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What I will agree with in your question is that there is a cancer in our republic and that a symptom of it is politicizing that which should not be.
 
I'm glad it happened as it makes the world make better sense now. I for one, never understood why charges weren't recommended last July and thought there was a lot of political gamesmanship going on. It was clear to nearly everyone including liberals that criminal charges should have gone forth. The director should have been fired last July.
 
Buy1Sell2 said:
I'm glad it happened as it makes the world make better sense now. I for one, never understood why charges weren't recommended last July and thought there was a lot of political gamesmanship going on. It was clear to nearly everyone including liberals that criminal charges should have gone forth. The director should have been fired last July.
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Name one person who has been charged for possessing inadvertent classified material while being OCA - give it your best shot, call your liberal friends to help you.

And check out the breaking news, leaks are starting to show what caused the firing.
 
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