Comey farewell: ‘A president can fire an FBI director for any reason’
Former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday sent a letter to agents and friends following President Trump firing him the previous day.
“I have long believed that a President can fire an FBI director for any reason, or for no reason at all,” he wrote, according to CNN. “I’m not going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed.”
He continued: “I hope you won’t either. It is done, and I will be fine, although I will miss you and the mission deeply.”
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Read former FBI Director James Comey’s farewell letter after being fired by President Trump. https://t.co/3BhJ8AXDKd pic.twitter.com/0wsyesVh5i
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The White House announced Tuesday that Trump had fired Comey on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein.
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