Director james comey speaks out for the very First Time Since his abrupt firing. He released a farewell letter to employees after his stunning ouster writing quote i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason or for no reason at all. It is done. And i will be fine. As reports surface the president ordered attorney general Jeff Sessions and deputy a. G. Rod rosenstein to provide in writing the case for firing comey. Multiple news outlets from the New York Times to the Associated Press report comey had just requested more resources to pursue his investigation in russias meddling in the 2016 election and possible involvement of Trump Associates before his termination. It is fueling questions if this is the true motive behind the firing. The White House Deputy press secretary says the decision had everything to do with his handling of the clinton case. Again like i said he lost confidence in director comey, and frankly, hed been considering letting director