investigation, of course, after his refusals, director comey was fired. the initial explanation for the firing didn t pass any smell test. director was fired because he didn t treat hillary clinton appropriately. okay, that explanation lasted about a day, because the president, himself, then made very clear that he was thinking about russia when he decide to fire director comey. the reports suggest that the president admitted as much in an oval office meeting with the russians the day after director comey was fired. disparaging our country s top law enforcement official as a quote/unquote nut job the president allegedly suggested that his firing relieved great pressure on his feelings about russia. this is not happening in isolation. at the same time the president