President of the United States Donald Trump has dismissed the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Komi. The American leader questioned the ability of the Komi to effectively manage a "respected institution". Ex-head of the FBI found out about his dismissal from the media.
James Komi acted on Tuesday, May 9, before the FBI in Los Angeles, when the news on his resignation was broadcast on TV. He laughed at the amusing rally, but the matter turned out to be serious. In the competence of the head of the FBI, the first Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General Rodinstein. He considered it erroneous for the Komi decision to stop the investigation into Hillary Clinton, who was accused of negligence due to the use of her personal unprotected e-mail address for official correspondence.
"The director was not right, usurping the powers of the Attorney General on July 5, 2016. He announced the need to close the case (Clinton) without further criminal prosecution, "said Rosenstein, stressing that" the FBI director is not authorized to make such statements ". These conclusions were presented by Rosainstein to his immediate superior, the head of the Ministry of Justice, Jeff Sehnssu. However, he was afraid to take responsibility and passed the recommendations of the deputy Donald Trump. The US president found Rosenstein's arguments sufficient for the dismissal of the FBI director, who, in his opinion, was "unable to effectively lead the department," which is "one of the most respected institutions of our country".
Trump's decision caused a mixed reaction in the US. On the one hand, many were pleased with the resignation of Komi. In particular, Senator-Republican Lindsay Graham said that "the reset will benefit the FBI and the entire country". However, most politicians and experts did not like that Trump took this decision individually, without consulting Congress.
"This is happening in non-democratic countries, when an investigation is under way about the encirclement of the president or the leader of the state, and the head of this investigation is dismissed. The last time in the United States took place on October 20, 1973, when President Richard Nixon sacked Archibald Cox, "law expert Jeffrey Tubin told CNN the story of" Watergate ".
Extremely outraged by the act of Trump and the Democratic senators.
Despite the fact that the other day Hillary Clinton accused the Komi of not becoming the US president, in the current situation in the camp of the democrats they preferred to declare their support for the illegally dismissed head of the FBI. First of all, because under his supervision an investigation was conducted about the connections of Donald Trump with Moscow. This situation allowed The New York Times to express the opinion that the White House intends to replace Komi loyal candidate, who will cover the case, which threatens Trump with impeachment.
James Komi was appointed director of the FBI in June 2013 by former US President Barack Obama.