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US President Trump Fires FBI Director Comey 

    ​On May 9, the White House announced President Donald Trump's decision to remove James Comey from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director post on recommendations of the US attorney general and his deputy.

    FBI Director James Comey looks on during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian actions during the 2016 election campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (File) - Sputnik International
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    Trump Confirms Being Investigated for Firing Ex-FBI Director Comey
    Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington - Sputnik International
    16 June 2017, 13:24 GMT
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    Trump to Listen to Upcoming Comey's Testimony With Legal Team - Reports
    FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. (File) - Sputnik International
    8 June 2017, 13:24 GMT
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    Trump’s Record Low Approval Rating Still Higher Than FBI Chief He Fired
    Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington - Sputnik International
    24 May 2017, 00:21 GMT
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    Russian FM Lavrov Refutes Claims That He Discussed Comey's Dismissal With Trump
    A handout photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 10, 2017 shows US President Donald J. Trump (L) posing with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC. - Sputnik International
    20 May 2017, 13:17 GMT
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    US Senate Intel Committee Requests More Information From Comey, McCabe
    Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe - Sputnik International
    17 May 2017, 17:03 GMT
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    Former FBI Director Comey to Testify Before US Congress Soon
    FBI Director James Comey looks on during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian actions during the 2016 election campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (File) - Sputnik International
    17 May 2017, 16:12 GMT
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    Dems in US Senate Call for Probing Sessions Over FBI Director's Firing
    US Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Sputnik International
    17 May 2017, 15:45 GMT
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    Comey's Memo About Meeting With Trump Leaves Unanswered Questions - Ryan
    Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington - Sputnik International
    17 May 2017, 15:13 GMT
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    US Stocks Open Lower Amid Reports Trump Requested End of FBI Probe
    Electronic boards display the days loss to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S. (File) - Sputnik International
    17 May 2017, 15:03 GMT
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    US Senator Cornyn Says He's Not Interested in Serving as New FBI Chief
    Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,of Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington - Sputnik International
    16 May 2017, 18:05 GMT
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    Trump Says Search for New FBI Director 'Moving Rapidly'
    A crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen 03 August 2007 inside the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, DC. - Sputnik International
    15 May 2017, 18:40 GMT
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    US Faces 'Crisis of Public Trust' After FBI Director Removal - Senator
    James Comey (File) - Sputnik International
    15 May 2017, 14:16 GMT
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    How Comey Dismissal Might Play Up to Trump's Opponents
    In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing - Sputnik International
    14 May 2017, 16:37 GMT
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    A Threat or a Warning: What is Behind Trump's Recent Remarks to Comey
    James Comey (File) - Sputnik International
    13 May 2017, 16:57 GMT
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    More in US Disapprove Than Approve of FBI Chief’s Dismissal, Poll Reveals
    FBI Director James Comey listens as he is thanked for speaking at the Boston Conference on Cyber Security at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts, US, March 8, 2017. - Sputnik International
    13 May 2017, 01:23 GMT
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    US Senate Intelligence Chair Says 'No Evidence' Yet of Trump-Russia Collusion
    FBI Director James Comey, left, joined by National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election - Sputnik International
    13 May 2017, 00:50 GMT
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    Washington Remains in a Tizzy Following Trump’s Firing of FBI Director Comey
    FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. (File) - Sputnik International
    13 May 2017, 00:01 GMT
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    US House Democrats Request Trump-Comey Dinner Tape Turned Over to Congress
    Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington - Sputnik International
    12 May 2017, 21:00 GMT
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    Saga Begins: White House Announces Start of Quest for New FBI Director
    The FBI headquarters building in Washington, DC. - Sputnik International
    12 May 2017, 20:35 GMT
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    US Deputy Attorney General to Brief Senate on Comey's Removal Next Week
    Rod J. Rosenstein (File) - Sputnik International
    12 May 2017, 19:04 GMT
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