Trump to Comey: Thanks For Not Investigating Me, You're Fired

Perhaps President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because it was Tuesday afternoon.

Perhaps President Trump fired James Comey to divert attention away from Sally Yates testimony to Congress.

Perhaps President Trump fired James Comey because he could.

But most likely President Trump fired James Comey because he feared being put under investigation.

How else does one explain a sentence like this one?

While I appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgement of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau. 

In other words, thanks for not investigating me, but you're fired. Couldn't Trump merely have said he had accepted the DOJ's recommendation? Why mention Comey thrice assuring him he wasn't being investigated much less once?

Charles Cooke is right. It all depends on who Trump picks to succeed Comey. If it's David Petraeus then fine. But if it's Chris Christie then we've got problems.

Of course, Democrats are being their usual hypocritical selves. 12 hours ago most Democrats wanted Comey hung, drawn and quartered for costing Hillary Clinton the election. In less than a year, Democrats when from lionizing Comey to wanting to feed him to the lions and are now back to lionizing him. I'm tired of Democrats' lion eyes. Which is a shame because with a President Trump you need an effective and loyal opposition and Democrats aren't providing it.

The question now is what happens to the next FBI Director who tells Trump he isn't under investigation.