James Comey, Frm. FBI Director

James Comey was fired as the FBI Director after refusing to drop the investigation. Andrew McCabe was appointed Director of the FBI and former Director of the FBI  Robert Mueller was appointed Special Counsel for the US Department of Justice on “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation”.

Everything We Know So Far About the Comey Firing (in One Place) Steven Harper for BillMoyers.com

The James Comey Saga, In Timeline Form NPR

Rep. Adam Schiff and the House Committees investigating, compelled Comey to testify so they could have information to protect the country. Watch his interview on March 2, 2017 expressing frustration at Comey’s refusal to compromise the FBI’s investigation.

Watch James Comey’s full testimony before the House on March 20, 2017,      5 hours     4 hours    1 hour    Comey confirmed the FBI’s investigation of  1. Russian Government’s Efforts to Interfere with Election  2. Russian officials and the Trump Campaign

Comey insisted his final Trump-Russia testimony be in public  Palmer Report

Former Employees of Donald Trump Say They Saw Him Tape Conversations

Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence Washington Post May 22, 2017   

Did Sessions break recusal vow in helping fire Comey? Associate Press/PBS News Hour  Sessions recommended Comey’s firing, writing in a letter that “a fresh start is needed at the leadership of the FBI.”

Days Before Firing, Comey Asked for More Resources for Russia Inquiry NY Times   “Comey asked the Justice Department for more prosecutors and others personnel to accelerate the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election…His appeal, described on Wednesday by four congressional officials, was made to Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, whose memo was used to justify Mr. Comey’s abrupt dismissal on Tuesday.”

Deputy Attorney General’s Memo Breaks Down Case Against Comey NY Times