Warren on Comey firing: We need a special prosecutor who Trump 'can't fire'

The Hill ^ | May 9, 2017 | Brooke Seipel

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) hit President Trump for his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, calling on Congress to "get their heads out of the sand" and use a special prosecutor to investigate Trump.

Trump made the bombshell announcement on Tuesday afternoon, saying it was based on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, according to White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

Trump argued in a letter to Comey that the FBI needs a new leader so it can restore "pubic trust and confidence."

Warren responded to the news, saying, "we need a real, independent prosecutor who [Trump] can't fire, Sessions can't intimidate and Congress can't muzzle."

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Clinton used a private email server as secretary of State and was investigated over her handling of classified information by the FBI under Comey, who announced last July that he would not recommend any charges be brought against the then-Democratic presidential nominee.

The FBI is now investigating possible ties between Trump's campaign and Russia, which the intelligence community concluded had meddled in the presidential election to help Trump win.

[Maverick68]

It must be fun to be a Democrat politician: Your followers are SO INCREDIBLY STUPID and dishonest that you can say ANYTHING and they will simply swallow it hook, line and sinker.

[Maurice Tift]

  The left must be so frustrated. They control academia, the fake media and most of government but somehow they forgot that they don't control the Russians. Even George Soros is no match for the Russians! The Democrats were ready to declare 'checkmate!' but the Russians are the real chess players. The Russians are just too crafty and the Democrats should just give up. They're no match for the Russians and they keep embarrassing themselves.