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welcome to bbc news. within the last few minutes, president trump has sacked the head of the fbi, james comey. the white house said mr comey had been dismissed on the recommendation of the attorney generaljeff sessions and his deputy. mr sessions told president trump that the director of the fbi must be someone who followed the rules of the usjustice department. the white house said a search for a successor would begin immediately. mr comey had been leading an investigation into links alleged links between the trump election campaign and russia. the statement from the white house comes from the press secretary sean spicer, it says today, president donald trump informed directorjames comey that he has been terminated and removed from office. president trump acted on the recommendation of rod and the attorney generaljeff sessions. the fbi is one of the nation ‘s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crime jewel of law enfo ....
this kind of never ending saga, they say, probes into allegations of the trump administration was linked to russia and wanting more details from the fbi on that. it is supposed to bea the fbi on that. it is supposed to be a non partisan post and that is why the terms last at least ten yea rs why the terms last at least ten years so why the terms last at least ten years so that they cross administration and and there was no linkage of their but the fact of the matter is, and a remember this at the time, being in washington last year, a lot of people suggested he himself inserted himself into the political process by usurping the power of the attorney general in deciding the centre that latter to congress suggesting that the fbi was reopening the investigation into hillary clinton s e mails days before a national election. absolutely and that is what was so interesting about this hearing that the fbi director comey gave the senators because he try to defend his decision. ....