# Comey Fired

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-fired/786229>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 9, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-fired/786229 "2017-05-09T22:04:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-fired/786229/1 "2017-05-09T22:04:14Z")

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> **[F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump (Published 2017)](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/james-comey-fired-fbi.html)**
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> President Trump abruptly terminated Mr. Comey, who was leading an investigation into whether Mr. Trump’s advisers colluded with Russia to influence the election.

Guess enough was enough.

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-fired/786229/2 "2017-05-09T22:07:48Z")

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I wonder who will replace him.

Say, Michael Flynn seems to be free…

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-fired/786229/3 "2017-05-09T23:20:29Z")

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