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President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by anigbrowl »

BreakingLimbs wrote: post #164
dguaraglia wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How childish is it that they had to put in the termination letter something about "thanks for telling me three separate times there's no investigation ON ME"? It's almost like this administration is run by 8 year olds.

I think they included that because it was the only way they could get CNN/NYT to publish that fact.

Actually I agree with him, for different reasons. Putting that in the letter is definitely an attempt to shape the narrative, though unlike BreakingLimbs I don't think it is an appropriate one to use.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by CalChris »

nameless912 wrote: post #125
acdha wrote: post #96

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That depends on how well the GOP sticks together: they only need a simple majority vote to confirm.

There are already a few cracks showing in their ranks. A few senators might defect, it really depends on whether they believe that the short-term toxicity will wear off before 2018 rolls around. And considering how well the Democrats have been doing with these fights over the last couple of months, it's very possible that a few of them will care more about their 2018 plans than about getting on Trump's good side. Esp…

Shamelessly plagiarizing an earlier comment, McCain would vote to confirm, but he'd feel super bad about it.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by DamnInteresting »

rwnspace wrote: post #187

381 points, 171 comments, 1 hour ago; as of writing. Why is this on the second page of HN, and not pole position? I assume/hope that there is some mechanism that stops new content from dominating other content too rapidly.

It does seem strange that it's down so low. I can understand the general argument that some mainstream news isn't sufficiently hacker-oriented, but the goings-on at the FBI seem quite relevant to the community.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by anigbrowl »

the_cat_kittles wrote: post #134
liquidise wrote: post #92

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The implication of this comment only holds if the replacement FBI Director drops the investigation. The FBI Director themselves are not conducting the investigation, but have instructed the investigation to be conducted. It stands that we should expect the investigation to continue in Comey's absence. Should it cease, this comment would gain merit. The reasons cited for the dismissal appear valid on their face: the h…

sure, he bungled that during the election, but the reasons for dismissal are total nonsense given the timing. im sorry, you really dont find it suspicious? betting markets had comey at 95% change of being FBI director on 6/30 before 3 hours ago. this is a total shock to everyone, please dont act like this makes perfect sense.

Plot twist: it was all an elaborate cover for a plot to take revenge on a former casino rival by anonymously placing an outsize bet.

We are all living in Absurdistan now.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by anigbrowl »

Filligree wrote: post #110
agumonkey wrote: post #32

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Maybe Trump is a genius painter in the closet. A dyslexic Dali channeling is talent through tweets and EOs.

Painters, in my opinion, should not be heads of state. Once was quite enough.

Winston Churchill was also a painter, so there's that. I know your comment was lighthearted but get enough unsolicited criticism without being tagged as supervillains-in-waiting.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by maxerickson »

anigbrowl wrote: post #217
enraged_camel wrote: post #100

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At this point Trump is looking more and more like Nixon on fast-forward.

Minus the intelligence and a number of other factors. I seem to be the only leftie in America that rather admires Nixon despite his numerous flaws and considers him a bit of a tragic figure. In an earlier and scrappier era he'd have been considered a great statesman.

I like to troll time travel threads by joking about warning Nixon.

People don't like it.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by CalChris »

enraged_camel wrote: post #100
res0nat0r wrote: post #41

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The man at the FBI leading the investigation into the Trump / Russia connection was fired upon recommendation from Sessions who said he was recusing himself from all Russia / Trump investigations. Looking corrupt as hell? Most certainly.

At this point Trump is looking more and more like Nixon on fast-forward.

Even the Nixon Library trolled Trump:

  FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the Director of the FBI #FBIDirector #notNixonian
https://twitter.com/NixonLibrary/status/862083605081862145

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by akhilcacharya »

ethanhunt_ wrote: post #191
stevenwoo wrote: post #39

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The one professional prognosticator who came closest to predicting a Trump win at 33% agrees with the letter playing an outsize role - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-comey-letter-probab...

Nate Silver came closest to predicting a Trump win? That's laughable. The USC poll had Trump as winning, and I'd be surprised if there weren't more pollers who had an accurate reading (I only know of the few most popular ones).

They were off by several points. That poll just measured the PV.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by mattnewton »

dguaraglia wrote: post #36
fooey wrote: post #20

Seemed to be confirmed as real, so here are letters being floated as from Trump, Sessions and Rosenstein firing Comey and blaming the Clinton investigation Trump: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_apTsDXoAAVKYn.jpg AG Sessions: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_apUYrXgAAihp2.jpg Deputy AG Rosenstein: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_apVImXcAIKhfm.jpg Dear Director Comey: I have received the attached letters from the Attorney Ge…

Oh, wow, so this is where they are going. Call me cynical, but it sounds like a distraction tactic from the current investigation into Trump's campaign ties to Russian interests. EDIT: adding to that thought, Trump's team had to add "although you've informed me that there's no investigation"... while Comey himself has said in public hearings there are investigations. Wow, this stinks to high heavens.

Trump just couldn't help but include it. He has no shame.

Re: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

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Post by LyndsySimon »

mwfunk wrote: post #131
self-diversity wrote: post #67

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Yeah you can tell the Trump-Russia connections are not a quixotic quagmire by how the stories continue to be filled with weasel words and spend 100% of their column inches not presenting any evidence at all.

Your argument would be a lot more plausible had Trump not done absolutely everything in his power to look guilty as hell on a daily basis. This whole thing could've been shut down months ago with the barest modicum of transparency, integrity, leadership, and honesty from the administration. Trump could have cleared this up in an instant if he had made even a token effort to behave like a responsible, competent, sane…

> Your argument would be a lot more plausible had Trump not done absolutely everything in his power to look guilty as hell on a daily basis.

As a counterpoint:

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak" - Sun Tzu

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