Comey seemed to have the vainglory but not the personal courage
Mollie Hemingway writing at The Federalist provides a solid take on the dismissal of FBI James Comey. We recommend her brief on the matter, excerpted here mostly with just her headings. There is much more to flesh each topic out as presented by her.
6 Quick Takeaways From Trump’s Firing Of FBI Director Comey
This is not a coup. Investigations will continue.
1) Comey Was Not Good at His Job
2) The Firing Was Done from a Position of Strength
While at some point in the last year nearly everyone in DC has called for Comey to be fired, some Trump critics questioned the timing of Trump’s decision. The White House says Rosenstein, who recommended the firing in a detailed letter, had only been at the department for two weeks.
Public opinion against Comey had continued to grow, with a March poll showing only 17 percent of registered voters had a favorable view of Comey.
3) It’s Reasonably Not Just the Clinton Probe
The reasoning Rosenstein lays out in his letter is airtight. And it’s a good and convincing read. Comey’s failures in the investigation of Hillary Clinton are more than sufficient grounds for firing, but observers are reasonably suspicious that Trump, of all people, would fire an FBI director because the latter had been unfair to her.
4) Democrats Have Been Begging for This, Only to Denounce It
5) This Is Not a Coup. Get a Hold of Yourself
Speaking of people losing their ever-living minds, . . .On the bright side, Politico quickly ran an article asking scholars whether the president firing someone who works for him is a constitutional crisis. Most people responded reasonably.
6) Investigations Will Continue
Media commentators worried about the investigations seem to think that Comey was personally leading an investigation of Trump, rather than the bureau investigating Trump associates and any potential ties with Russia. Comey wasn’t personally leading that investigation, but the agency performing the investigations. As such, those investigations will continue. In fact, they will continue with less of the politicization and problems they had a day ago.
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In my dreams, Trump waits a week for the dems to deify Comey, and then Trump publicly nominates Comey to be Special Prosecutor investigating Trump/Russia election issues. Comey will then have to accept or refuse. Dems bewildered. I believe, there is no Russia/Trump collusion. Nothing to find. If, Big if, there was collusion, really, It should come out. And not some bogus “fake” story.