Why Trump Really Fired Comey
Two things have always driven the president:
Psst, you might want to polish that resume. Photographer: Andrew Harrar/Bloomberg
Trump's beheading of Comey has led to the latest round of speculation about the president's motives and actions. That's been a rather constant pair of queries over the last 18 months or so.
He was able to unilaterally unseat Comey, and he did. (He had the power)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-10/why-trump-really-fired-comey
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Two things have always driven the president:
(1) Self-aggrandizement; and
(2) Self-preservation.
(2) Self-preservation.
Psst, you might want to polish that resume. Photographer: Andrew Harrar/Bloomberg
Trump's beheading of Comey has led to the latest round of speculation about the president's motives and actions. That's been a rather constant pair of queries over the last 18 months or so.
Remember Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was presiding over fraud litigation involving Trump University? Trump attacked the judge and his Mexican heritage over several months last year as an avenue toward explaining why he thought Curiel should be removed from a case that had continually and ultimately turned against the for-profit college.
- If Trump could have unilaterally unseated Curiel, he would have. (He didn't have the power)
Remember the three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals who ruled against Trump's executive order seeking to ban U.S. travel for citizens from mostly-Muslim countries? After claiming, incorrectly, that the circuit had also ruled against another of his executive orders targeting "sanctuary" cities, Trump said he wanted to "break up" the Ninth.
- If Trump could have unilaterally unseated an entire federal circuit court, he would have. (He didn't have the power)
He was able to unilaterally unseat Comey, and he did. (He had the power)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-10/why-trump-really-fired-comey
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I agree.



