When I saw this Tweet:
I know you thought I was gone. They’ve been waiting to pick my bones for years. But not yet. Not yet.
— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) May 9, 2017
I couldn’t help but respond, “When I saw Trump defending the Comey firing while sitting next to Henry Kissinger, I knew you were back, Mr. President.”
Did you see that? Eerie:
Kissinger’s gotta be thinking, “Why does this keep happening around me?”
As for what is meant by this, have you seen the news of the day?
Comey sought more resources for Russia probe days before firing, officials say
Last week, then-FBI Director James B. Comey requested more resources from the Justice Department for his bureau’s investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, according to two officials with knowledge of the discussion.
Comey, who was fired by President Trump on Tuesday, made the request in a meeting last week with Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, and later briefed the chair and Democratic ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday, the officials said….
Rod Rosenstein. You know, the guy who offered the justification for firing Comey, suggesting it was about the Hillary probe.
Riiiiiggghhhhttt….
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Here’s what Norm is referring to:
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Actually, I believe Bill Clinton was the only president to have fired the FBI director before now. Unless I’m forgetting one…