The White House
May 9, 2017
Letter from President Trump

Dear Director Comey:

I have received the attached letters from the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General of the United States recommending your dismissal as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  I have accepted their recommendation and you are hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately.

While I greatly appreciate your 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.

It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission.

I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Donald J. Trump
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2017

Statement from the Press Secretary

Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office. President Trump acted based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “The FBI is one of our Nation’s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,” said President Trump. A search for a new permanent FBI Director will begin immediately.

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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
May 10, 2017

Pelosi Statement on President Trump Firing FBI Director Comey

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey:
 
“The President’s sudden and brazen firing of the FBI Director raises the ghosts of some of the worst Executive Branch abuses.  We cannot stand by and watch a coverup of the possible collusion with a hostile foreign power to undermine American democracy.
 
“The interests of justice demand Congress act immediately to create an independent, bipartisan commission to pursue the Trump-Russia investigation free from the Administration’s attempts to silence it.”