'Not a coincidence': Democrats slam Comey firing

US Democrats said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey may be an effort to undermine the investigation of possible collusion between his team and Russia, demanding an independent investigation.


"I told the president, 'Mr President, with all due respect you are making a big mistake,'" the top Democrat in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, told reporters.

Schumer and others said Comey's shock dismissal was the latest in a series of administration firings that raised red flags about the White House's commitment to probing Russian interference in last year's election, and possible Trump-Russia connections.

"This does not seem a coincidence," Schumer said. "This investigation must be run as far away as possible from this White House and as far away as possible from anyone that President Trump has appointed."......http://www.france24.com/en/20170510-not-coincidence-democrats-slam-comey-firing-fbi-trump
 10/5/17
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