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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I mean if anyone is gonna be that shallow then it's Trump, but that's some seriously lazy thinking to actually believe it. Guy investigating his boss gets fired. Nothing shady there.
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Eh that line of logic doesn't work because the investigation continues on whether or not Comey is there. If Trump really wanted to kill the investigation, simply firing one person makes zero difference.
As far as what was released in the opening statements goes, there was some specific reasoning Trump insinuated based on what Comey outlined (which was along the lines of "Trump was pissed off at me because I never pursued criminal charges against Hillary in November").
Tomorrow is going to be another no-show for the Russian conspiracy theorists unless Comey can reasonably show that Trump-
A. Literally tried to sideline the Russian investigation (rather than just wishing out loud for it) and
B. Can reconcile his previous testimony ("nobody above me impeded any investigations to my knowledge") with his current testimony
The fact he was originally appointed by Obama is likely a factor in there somewhere though. Trump did say in 2016 he was gonna roll back the previous administration. Looks like he meant that in more ways than one.
