FBI director James Comey has been fired, the White House said Tuesday. The White House said President Donald Trump Trump told Comey “that he has been terminated and removed from office.” Trump acted on the recommendations of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the White House said.
Sean Spicer told reporters in the briefing room. “The president has accepted the recommendation of the Attorney General and the deputy Attorney General regarding the dismissal of the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” The firing came just after the FBI confirmed Comey provided erroneous testimony to a Senate panel about how Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin handled classified emails.
Just last month, President Trump said in an interview that he had “confidence” in FBI Director James B. Comey, but it was “not too late” to fire him. Trump has long sent mixed signals on Comey and the bureau director’s future in government.
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