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Trump had grown enraged by the Russia investigation, two advisers said, frustrated by his inability to control the mushrooming narrative around Russia. He repeatedly asked aides why the Russia investigation wouldn’t disappear and demanded they speak out for him. He would sometimes scream at television clips about the probe, one adviser said.

....Trump had grown angry with the Russia investigation — particularly Comey admitting in front of the Senate that the FBI was investigating his campaign — and that the FBI director wouldn't support his claims that President Barack Obama had tapped his phones in Trump Tower.

....Trump received letters from Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, and Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, calling for Comey's dismissal... A White House spokesman said Trump did not ask for the letters in advance, and that White House officials had no idea they were coming. But several other people familiar with the events said Trump had talked about the firing for over a week, and the letters were written to give him rationale to fire Comey.

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Originally posted by THGRRI:
Wake up Jack

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:

The truth will come out and Nixon will be off the hook from here on out.


SGG

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Originally posted by second:

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:

The truth will come out and Nixon will be off the hook from here on out.


SGG

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Trump is embroiled in a scandal over his ties to Russia. He just fired his FBI director over this, a move widely viewed as Nixonian.

So who does Trump meet with today at the White House?

First, the Russian ambassador and foreign minister.

Then Henry Kissinger, Nixon's Secretary of State.

And no US photographers are allowed in the room for the meeting with the Russians. Only Russian agency photographers. Because of course.

This is what happens to a TV soap opera when it feels like it has to top itself every episode. I look forward to tomorrow's episode.

www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/05/looking-definition-bad-optics-l
ook-no-further

You can see pictures here:
https://theintercept.com/2017/05/10/russias-top-diplomat-mines-comey-d
rama-laughs/

It's a comedy! It's a drama! It's stupendous!

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Originally posted by second:

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:

The truth will come out and Nixon will be off the hook from here on out.


SGG

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Trump is embroiled in a scandal over his ties to Russia. He just fired his FBI director over this, a move widely viewed as Nixonian.

So who does Trump meet with today at the White House?

First, the Russian ambassador and foreign minister.

Then Henry Kissinger, Nixon's Secretary of State.

And no US photographers are allowed in the room for the meeting with the Russians. Only Russian agency photographers. Because of course.

This is what happens to a TV soap opera when it feels like it has to top itself every episode. I look forward to tomorrow's episode.

www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/05/looking-definition-bad-optics-l
ook-no-further

You can see pictures here:
https://theintercept.com/2017/05/10/russias-top-diplomat-mines-comey-d
rama-laughs/

It's a comedy! It's a drama! It's stupendous!

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This is what happens to a TV soap opera when it feels like it has to top itself every episode. I look forward to tomorrow's episode.

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Originally posted by second:

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:

The truth will come out and Nixon will be off the hook from here on out.


SGG

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Trump is embroiled in a scandal over his ties to Russia. He just fired his FBI director over this, a move widely viewed as Nixonian.

So who does Trump meet with today at the White House?

First, the Russian ambassador and foreign minister.

Then Henry Kissinger, Nixon's Secretary of State.

And no US photographers are allowed in the room for the meeting with the Russians. Only Russian agency photographers. Because of course.

This is what happens to a TV soap opera when it feels like it has to top itself every episode. I look forward to tomorrow's episode.

www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/05/looking-definition-bad-optics-l
ook-no-further

You can see pictures here:
https://theintercept.com/2017/05/10/russias-top-diplomat-mines-comey-d
rama-laughs/

It's a comedy! It's a drama! It's stupendous!

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Summary: The Comey firing had nothing to do with the Hillary Clinton email investigation. It was all because Trump was outraged over Comey's public acknowledgement that the FBI was investigating his Russia ties. He wanted the investigation to disappear, and he began obsessing about firing Comey—presumably in hopes that this was all it would take to kill the case. And apparently Trump was shocked when Democrats didn't line up behind him. They hate Comey too, don't they?

Trump's astronomical ignorance has finally caught up with him. He seems to have had no idea that firing Comey wouldn't stop the investigation—nor that a new FBI director wouldn't dare quash it. In fact, all the firing does is make the investigation untouchable. And Trump's astronomical narcissism has caught up with him too. He has so little insight into other humans that he simply couldn't conceive of anyone hating Comey but still defending his right to serve out his term. In Trump's world, you reward your friends and punish your enemies and that's that.

This is hardly unexpected from Trump, whose ignorance and narcissism are legendary. But does he really have nobody on his staff to warn him about this stuff? Reince Priebus surely knew how this would play out. Ditto for Mike Pence.

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:

The plot thickens. See, you're right....soap opera. There's another name for it..."tira y tapate" - throw the grenade and duck!


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