Tuesday evening, Sean Spicer announced out of nowhere the White House’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. The termination was a recommendation from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
“The FBI is one of our Nation’s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,” President Donald Trump said in a statement.
In a letter to Comey, whose handling of Hillary Clinton's email investigation didn't make him many political allies, Trump wrote, “You are not able to effectively lead the Bureau. It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission.”
As you can imagine, Twitter EXPLODED.
COMEY FIRED! Dirty, corrupt things afoot. The truth will all come out. The unraveling continues... Hold the election over. Dirty. Corrupt.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) May 9, 2017
Trump firing Comey shows how frightened the Admin is over Russia investigation
— Senator Tim Kaine (@timkaine) May 9, 2017
Employees fired by Trump:
— Maggie Jordan: (@MaggieJordanACN) May 9, 2017
Sally Yates
Preet Bharara
James Comey
Employees investigating Trump:
Sally Yates
Preet Bharara
James Comey
Set aside politics: every American should condemn such political interference in the Bureau's work. https://t.co/hROwSMg1vd
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) May 9, 2017
Firing Comey just sends the worst message to allies & adversaries about state of US democracy. POTUS under investigation fires investigator
— Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) May 9, 2017
This is a desperate act by a vulnerable, comprised president to avoid accountability. The people's Congress must step up its investigations! https://t.co/N36p68pVPM
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) May 9, 2017
This is what happens in semi or non democratic systems w/out independent rule of law. On an objective index we are moving in that direction
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) May 9, 2017
https://t.co/9zM6SERZPz
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) May 9, 2017
IT'S ABOUT TIME! #DRAINTHESWAMP
Comey Fired!!! Finally.
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) May 9, 2017
The President's firing of Director Comey is a smoke signal. And where there's smoke, there's fire. And this is a bonfire.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) May 9, 2017
@realDonaldTrump Didn't you know you're supposed to wait til Saturday night to massacre people investigating you? https://t.co/dQpgWsR6ND
— John Podesta (@johnpodesta) May 9, 2017
I thought by the time I turned 90, few things in life would surprise me. But here I am.
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) May 9, 2017
"This is Nixonian." —Sen. Bob Casey pic.twitter.com/4horAv0vbS
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 9, 2017
Twilight zone. I was as disappointed and frustrated as anyone at how the email investigation was handled. But this terrifies me.
— Robby Mook (@RobbyMook) May 9, 2017
Comey, you are a free man now. Tell us everything.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) May 9, 2017
