The firing of FBI Director James Comey

What happened, what it means and what's next

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  • Background

    Donald Trump has fired a lot of people in his life, but no dismissal is as shocking or has such widespread implications as his termination of FBI Director James Comey. The move made Trump only the second president in US history to fire his FBI director. Comey was leading the investigation into whether Trump campaign members colluded with Russians who hacked the 2016 election. The Trump administration said it was getting rid of Comey because of the way he handled the Hillary Clinton email probe. >> What you need to know about this Washington bombshell

How it went down 

The fallout 

What could happen next 

The reaction 

What the Trump administration is saying 

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The Russia connection 

The Russia connection

Lavrov: Comey has nothing to do with me

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he knows where President Trump stands on allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and that the firing of FBI Director James Comey is an "internal issue."
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 03: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House on April 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump and President Al Sisi are scheduled to participate in an expanded bilateral meeting. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

White House furious after being trolled with Russia Oval Office photos

The White House did not anticipate that the Russian government would allow its state news agency to post photographs of an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russia's ambassador to the US, a White House official said.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn sits before U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at the White House on February 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. The two answered questions from American and Japanese press. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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FBI subpoenas Flynn associates

Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN learned of the subpoenas hours before President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey.

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