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10:55 AM ET, May 10, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Behind Comey's firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia  —  President Donald Trump weighed firing his FBI director for more than a week.  When he finally pulled the trigger Tuesday afternoon, he didn't call James Comey.  He sent his longtime private security guard to deliver …
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CNN:
CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation  —  Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election …
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer wrapped up his brief interview with Fox Business from the White House grounds late Tuesday night and then disappeared into the shadows, huddling with his staff behind a tall hedge.
New York Times:
Updates and Reactions to F.B.I. Director Comey's Firing  —  President Trump has fired James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, the White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Tuesday.  —  Mr. Comey was delivering a speech in Los Angeles when he learned he had been fired.
New York Times:
F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has dismissed the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, said Tuesday.  —  “While I greatly appreciate you informing me …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Lying Again, Now About James Comey  —  The president of the United States is lying again.  —  He is lying about the reason he fired James Comey, the F.B.I. director.  Trump claimed that he was doing so because Comey bungled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Why James Comey had to go  —  MORE FROM: … A curious belief in some circles of journalism holds that if both sides are equally unhappy with your story, you've done a good job.  I never subscribed to that approach, and thankfully, President Trump didn't when it came to the performance of James Comey.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sessions was told to find reasons to fire Comey: reports  —  President Trump's decision Tuesday to fire FBI Director James Comey has been in the works since at least last week, according to multiple media reports.  —  Senior officials at the White House and Justice Department were working …
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Key to Keeping Trump-Russia Inquiry Alive: 3 Republicans  —  To force Trump's hand on investigating Russia, all it takes is 3 of the 52 Senate Republicans to work with the 48 Democrats.  —  As I write, we don't really have any idea why Donald Trump decided to fire FBI Director James Comey …
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON DISMISSAL OF FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY  —  Washington, D.C. ­- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today on the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey:  —  “While the President has the legal authority to remove the Director of the FBI …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
A Former Top Official Cited In The DOJ's Comey Memo Calls Firing A “Sham”  —  Donald Ayer, who served as the deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, told BuzzFeed News that Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation was being used to justify his firing “for a very different reason.”
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump's credibility on the line with Comey's ouster
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Austin Wright / Politico:
McConnell rejects call for special prosecutor
Wall Street Journal:
Comey's Deserved Dismissal
Discussion: The National Interest and CNN
John Harwood / CNBC:   Trump's firing of Comey endangers his entire presidency
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties
Discussion: NBC News
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dems ask Justice Dept, FBI to ‘preserve any and all files’ on Comey firing
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Rudy Giuliani Is Visiting the White House, But He Says It Has Nothing to Do With Comey's Firing
Discussion: Axios
Los Angeles Times:   Editorial Absolutely nothing about James Comey's firing passes the smell test
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Trump's Firing of James Comey, Echoes of Watergate
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Trump pulls from Nixon's playbook
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Comey debacle only magnifies the Russia mystery
Jeffrey Frank / New Yorker:
Comey's Firing Is—and Isn't—Like Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre
Discussion: Politicus USA
Dan Merica / CNN:   Who is Keith Schiller, the man Trump sent to fire Comey?
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Giuliani Says He's Not a Candidate for FBI Director
Discussion: Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
President Donald Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey, and Even White House Aides Are Stunned
James S. Robbins / USA Today:
James Comey firing was inevitable
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:   After Comey's ouster, Democrats press for independent probe of Russia's meddling in election
WSAZ-TV:
Reporter arrested at W.Va. Capitol during visit from Conway and Price  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A reporter was arrested Tuesday at the West Virginia Capitol for allegedly causing a disturbance and yelling questions at federal leaders in town, court records show.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Reporter arrested after repeatedly questioning Health secretary … Dan Heyman, a reporter for Public News Service, said he was arrested at the West Virginia State Capitol after trying to ask Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price a question about the House-passed healthcare bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question  —  As Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price walked through a hallway Tuesday in the West Virginia state capitol, veteran reporter Dan Heyman followed alongside him, holding up his phone to Price while attempting to ask him a question.
Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of 2020 count  —  The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is resigning, leaving the agency leaderless at a time when it faces a crisis over funding for the 2020 decennial count of the U.S. population and beyond.
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, The Hill and NPR
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
After Ouster at FBI, Small Group of GOP Senators Holds Sway Over Next Steps  —  The moderate and independent lawmakers will be key in determining the path of the Russian probe  —  Amid the controversy over the firing of the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the key players …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP lawmaker: Trump ‘small potatoes compared to Nazi Germany’
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Massachusetts Playbook Interview: Rep. Seth Moulton
Discussion: Boston Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
Comey's Deserved Dismissal
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House leakers have new target: H. R. McMaster
Wall Street Journal:
Comey Dismissal Upends Probes of Trump Campaign Ties to Russia
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