How can the investigator (FBI's J.Comey) be fired by the subject of an investigation (Trump)?

I’m guessing because of massive lack of intelligence, integrity and standards, and because of massive presence of corruption and other failings. And massive lack of real journalism and other active people doing what’s right. Of course, if that weren’t the situation, we probably would also not have Trump or most of the people we currently have in office.

@Zaku? isn’t it dictatorship?

It is completely in the power of the president, but counterproductive to lowering suspicions about Trump and the Russians.

To be fair, Trump has not, to anyone’s knowledge, been the subject of the investigation. But it sure looks like it was getting too close.

The changing of the directorship may not have any effect on the investigation itself.

Did Kellyanne Conway really tell Anderson Cooper that he is looking at the wrong facts?

Uh, he is.
President Trump has to do what is best for the situation. Cooper is trying to wave Trump’s opinion of certain things, as he expressed them during his campaign, like some banner.
Those opinions were personal feelings, not professional function. Conway was trying to point that out. The firing has to do with professional function, loss of trust, national confidence.
It had nothing to do with Russia, nor with any opinions expressed by Trump regarding one or two specific points.
Thank you for asking for clarification.

@Patty_Melt gotta call bullshit on that one.

I know the reason given was having to do with the Clinton Email mess but that is just a too convenient excuse. It is obvious that he angered Trump by refusing to say in todays hearing that Trump was not under investigation. The Clinton story is just a convenient ruse to enable him to put someone who will NOT investigate the Russian ties in a serious manner in charge of the FBI nut unlike the way he has put his own flunkies in charge of the DOJ.

And Cooper? His crime is pointing out that Trump is, again, (or is it still) lying by showing what he said at an earlier point in time? It is obvious to anyone who is willing to look that Trump operates solely on a personal level. He has no professional one.

And what is this crap Conway is spewing about the “wrong” facts? That woman is seriously honesty challenged. There are no “wrong” facts. Facts are facts. Wrong facts are lies and Cooper did not lie about what he pointed out. Those were, are, and always will be “facts” regardless of the spin Conway tries to use to obfuscate.

I think they have looking for a way to stop him but he was looking too credible until he made up that story about Huma Abedin mailing thousands of emails to her husband so he could print it out. He lied in the investigation. Before he could have a chance of recovering and saying more, they had their chance to legally remove him and make it seem that anything he has said or could say wasn’t credible.
In trying to justify why he nailed Clinton on the 11th hour of the election to cover his butt, he stretched the truth to make it seem more serious than it was. He buried himself.

I’m no Trump fan but Comey should’ve been fired long ago. He help to persuade people who were on the fence about who to vote for to either not show up, or cast a vote for Trump. And Trumps people knew about this phone thing and said the FBI was going to reopen the case just a day or two before Comey went public. I still think he was paid off or promised a position to do this upset only he can’t admit that without ending up in jail himself.

There is one thing definitely wrong about it. Sessions was suppose to recuse him self from anything to do with the hearing. I though his second in command would’ve been the one to recommend the firing. It’s like an accused person, firing the prosecutor, or tampering with a witness.

It is a highly suspicious move by Trump. He had no reason to fire his investigator unless he feared the conclusions he might come up with. It strongly suggests that Trump has something to hide. If Trump is innocent he would surely have been happy to let Comey complete his work.

You’re living in a fascist dictatorship. In 30 years time the Americans will have replaced Nazis as the go to bad guys in computer games and crappy B-movies.

@Lightlyseared You’re living in a fascist dictatorship.

Not quite. It’s what Trump wants; it’s his model of doing business, but he’s finding out that he’s going to be held accountable for some of his bullying ways.

Donald Trump is not the subject of the investigation.

The firing of James Comey would not have any effect on any investigation.

It sells news—but sorry there is no criminal investigation

there is a counter-intelligence investigation involving Russian interference but nothing has been discovered. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recommended the firing, and this explanation better fits what seems to be the overall scenario.

@Yellowdog, I agree but at the same time, what if, Trump is involved with Russia and Sessions (who was suppose to recuse himself from this case) knows Trump is involved. What better way to cover up than by firing Comey and making sure that any future information from the FBI will be covered in doubt.

Best way to push away all doubt and show his hands are clean is by having a special investigation done outside of politics like they did with 9/11. But the republicans keep saying no. Why?
It worked in 9/11 to gain the people’s confidence. Why won’t they do it now? Is it because they won’t be able to aid Trump in a cover up? After what Nunez did, it should’ve already gone to a special investigation. How many times more will the White House interfere before republicans feel they lost all credibility? This is twice now.
If they have nothing to hide, then they have nothing to fear. You would think they would want this lemon out of their hands.

@flo I’d call it “incompetence-ocracy” or “idiocracy” or just corrupt oligarchy aided by decadence, rather than dictatorship.

I don’t know why the contitution allows it. Shouldn’t it be a bi or multi partisan committee or something that would be able to fire him or someone in a position like his?
@Zaku. I thought the constitution would enter into it.

With the gigantic loss suffered by the other side this is a huge diversionary tactic they are using to take the focus off the losers.