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In a unexpected move, FBI director James Comey was fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening.
BREAKING: FBI Director James Comey has been fired, White House says. https://t.co/8UupHPDBNs pic.twitter.com/U3Mxx8LY2p
— ABC News (@ABC) May 9, 2017
Trump said he was acting on the advice of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and sent the following letter to Comey.
— Pamela Engel (@PamEngel12) May 9, 2017
Mother Jones will have more on this developing story.