[Sir Morley Steven]

Not.
Is there one person on this planet including him who seriously believes he fired the head of the FBI for any other reason than they were investigating him?
Can't he just be banged up for corruption? He makes Nixon look like Mother Teresa.

[Mike Tango]

I know Nixon had his faults, but comparing him to Mother Teresa is a bit harsh.

[kanga]

BBC R4 news today also reported that Trump was talking to the Russian Ambassador today. If there's a news conference after this, an obvious question will be

"Has Mr Putin made any suggestions for who should be the next Director of the FBI ?"

I am old enough to recall that the front pages of the US papers which reported that Nixon had fired the Watergate Special Prosecutor also reported that Nixon was about to meet Brezhnev...

[kanga]

BBC R4 news today also reported that Trump was talking to the Russian Ambassador today...:

Sorry, it was Russian FM Lavrov, on his first visit to Trump in office


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39877333

[kanga]

Deconstructing the firing in terms of poker 'tells', albeit by an established opponent writing in the 'fake news media's NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/opin ... share&_r=0