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James Comey: John Kelly Called Trump Dishonorable For Firing Me
James Comey: John Kelly Called Trump ‘Dishonorable’ For Firing Me
The former FBI director dishes on his chat with the now-White House chief of staff in new book expected to roil the West Wing.
Lachlan Markay
Asawin Suebsaeng
04.12.18 11:21 AM ET
Within minutes of his firing in May, former FBI director James Comey received a call from John Kelly, then the head of the Department of Homeland Security and now the White House chief of staff.
According to Comey’s account, which is set to appear in his highly-anticipated forthcoming memoir, Kelly was “emotional” over the manner in which Comey was let go. The then-FBI Director had reportedly been in California at the time, speaking to FBI agents in Los Angeles, and only found out that he was out of a job when he saw the news break on TV.
Kelly, Comey recalls, said he was “sick” about the situation and “intended to quit” in protest. Kelly “said he didn’t want to work for dishonorable people,” referring specifically to President Donald Trump, who appeared to be upset at the FBI’s persistent investigation into his campaign’s possible collusion with Russian officials.
According to sources, Comey writes in his book that he encouraged Kelly to remain in his post, saying “this president,” more than his predecessors, needed people of principle and integrity around him.
More: https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-comey-john-kelly-called-trump-dishonorable-for-firing-me
The former FBI director dishes on his chat with the now-White House chief of staff in new book expected to roil the West Wing.
Lachlan Markay
Asawin Suebsaeng
04.12.18 11:21 AM ET
Within minutes of his firing in May, former FBI director James Comey received a call from John Kelly, then the head of the Department of Homeland Security and now the White House chief of staff.
According to Comey’s account, which is set to appear in his highly-anticipated forthcoming memoir, Kelly was “emotional” over the manner in which Comey was let go. The then-FBI Director had reportedly been in California at the time, speaking to FBI agents in Los Angeles, and only found out that he was out of a job when he saw the news break on TV.
Kelly, Comey recalls, said he was “sick” about the situation and “intended to quit” in protest. Kelly “said he didn’t want to work for dishonorable people,” referring specifically to President Donald Trump, who appeared to be upset at the FBI’s persistent investigation into his campaign’s possible collusion with Russian officials.
According to sources, Comey writes in his book that he encouraged Kelly to remain in his post, saying “this president,” more than his predecessors, needed people of principle and integrity around him.
More: https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-comey-john-kelly-called-trump-dishonorable-for-firing-me
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No doubt there will be a shit-storm of tweets Monday morning and Kelly will be gone!
Major meltdown coming for sure (if it's even possible for this maniac to be more unhinged than he is right now)
