- Trump is weighing his options on increased military action, this time in Afghanistan, with a proposal to dramatically escalate the never-ending war there. The only positive response he's ever had to anything was bombing Syria, so why not use the tried and true method? It must be hard being that egotistical.
- Comey had a pretty bad mis-statement in his earlier testimony, and the FBI is now trying to set the record straight. Why did Anthony Weiner's laptop have thousands of Huma Abedin's emails on it? Automatic Blackberry backup, not nefarious wrongdoing.
- And now we get to the big one. Apparently Trump got annoyed with Comey. And so Comey was fired this evening. I'll just let that sink in. ... What the hell? One does not just fire the head of the FBI, particularly when the FBI is investigating you. Obvious comparisons to Nixon's Watergate purge abound. In Trump's letter, he states "It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission." I'm sorry, but that seems to be impossible, given Trump's cronyism. I now have zero faith in the FBI investigation into Russian collusion, and strengthen my calls anew to demand the appointment of an independent investigator. Sally Yates, Preet Bharara, and now James Comey. How can anybody appointed by Trump not feel pressured to support the administration?
- And the need for such an investigation is not going away, particularly when every single Republican appears to be running interference for the administration on the issue. If you've got nothing to hide, why be so elusive? Particularly if "restoring public trust and confidence" is so important to you.
- These investigations appear to be heating up, too, with the Senate committee requesting documents from the Treasury Department's criminal investigation division regarding Trump and members of his administration.
- After criticism that the Senate's healthcare committee was completely made up of old men, a woman has been temporarily added to their number. Perhaps because healthcare is important to women, or something.
More explosions. The FBI began issuing subpoenas for financial records in the Russian investigation, hours before Comey was fired.
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