President Trump, true to form, can't let well enough alone where it concerns former FBI Director James Comey. This morning Trump tweeted, "James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"
When asked about Trump's tweet, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, "The president has nothing further to add on that." President Trump should have nothing further to add the moment he sent his letter informing Comey his services were no longer required. Trump humiliated Comey in front of the whole world and is now rubbing it in for the enjoyment of it.
For good measure, Spicer also said Trump wasn't threatening Comey. Well, when the most powerful person in the world tells the whole world that the man he just fired had better hope there are no tapes should he be moved to let word out is by definition a threat.
President Trump's time would be better spent finding a new FBI director instead of taunting the old one. Of course, given Trump's treatment of Comey, who is going to want the job outside of a flunky like Chris Christie?
UPDATE: It appears that Christie is not on Trump's shortlist of 11 potential successors. They include former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, Senator John Cornyn and Congressman Trey Gowdy. The only one that inspires any confidence is Kelly. If Trump appoints anyone else, especially the other three, the anger over Comey's firing will only deepen as the others will be perceived as a Praetorian Guard around the President.
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