tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134423595393382451.post3225611855320718056..comments2023-05-10T04:47:28.373-07:00Comments on How to Select an American President: Trump Bombs InvestigationJames Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390672305277920091noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134423595393382451.post-45286119659662566942017-05-10T05:27:52.042-07:002017-05-10T05:27:52.042-07:00
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scra... <br />After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain the bombshell news<br />For more than three hours Tuesday night, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and his staff had been scrambling to answer why President Trump fired FBI Director James B. Comey. Spicer had wanted to announce the news in an emailed statement but it was not transmitting quickly enough, so he ended up standing in the doorway of the press office around 5:40 p.m. and shouting a statement to reporters who happened to be nearby. He then vanished for several hours. Late Tuesday night, Spicer agreed to talk to reporters, as long as he was not filmed doing so. Here is what happened when the TV cameras and lights were turned off.<br />The Washington PostJames Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390672305277920091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134423595393382451.post-63078611060513235452017-05-09T18:47:12.155-07:002017-05-09T18:47:12.155-07:00WASHINGTON (CNN) - Federal prosecutors have issued...WASHINGTON (CNN) - Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN learned of the subpoenas hours before President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey.<br /><br />The subpoenas represent the first sign of a significant escalation of activity in the FBI's broader investigation begun last July into possible ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia.<br /><br />CNNJames Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390672305277920091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134423595393382451.post-83865228588205693762017-05-09T18:39:25.054-07:002017-05-09T18:39:25.054-07:00Mother Jones
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We Are in Watergate Terri...Mother Jones<br />NEWS ALERT<br /><br />We Are in Watergate Territory Now<br /><br />Donald Trump's Nixonian firing of the FBI director creates a crisis.<br />James Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390672305277920091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134423595393382451.post-3764386910949007082017-05-09T18:28:07.490-07:002017-05-09T18:28:07.490-07:00GOP Intelligence chairman troubled by Trump's ...GOP Intelligence chairman troubled by Trump's firing of FBI director<br />Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said Tuesday he is “troubled by the timing and reasoning” of President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.<br /><br />The chairman is leading a Senate investigation into Russia’s influence over the 2016 presidential election.<br /><br />thehill@email.thehill.comJames Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390672305277920091noreply@blogger.com