WSJ: Comey had just found "possible evidence of collusion" between Trump-Russia when he was fired

[CousinIT]

WASHINGTON—In the weeks before President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, a federal investigation into potential collusion between Trump associates and the Russian government was heating up, as Mr. Comey became increasingly occupied with the probe.

Mr. Comey started receiving daily instead of weekly updates on the investigation, beginning at least three weeks ago, according to people with knowledge of the matter and the progress of the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe. Mr. Comey was concerned by information showing possible evidence of collusion, according to these people.

White House officials said Wednesday that Mr. Trump had for months been contemplating the possibility of removing Mr. Comey, and that the dismissal this week wasn’t connected to the Russian probe.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-comey-had-requested-more-money-for-fbi-s-russia-investigation-before-being-fired-u-s-official-1494433061

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. How to get around the paywall to read articles in The Wall Street Journal.:

For free access to articles in The Wall Street Journal., trying going in through the authors' Twitter feeds.

@carolelee

White House Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Hudson's mom, Philly Eagles fan

 Washington, DC

@shaneharris

Senior Writer, National Security @WSJ; Encrypted: [e-mail] Public key http://goo.gl/4IZBWW 1025 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 800, W, DC 20036

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Comey’s Firing Came as Investigators Stepped Up Russia Probe

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Comey’s Firing Came as Investigators Stepped Up Russia Probe

FBI director had been providing updates to top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee

By Shane Harris and Carol E. Lee

Updated May 10, 2017 10:02 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—In the weeks before President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, a federal investigation into potential collusion between Trump associates and the Russian government was heating up, as Mr. Comey became increasingly occupied with the probe.

Mr. Comey started receiving daily instead of weekly updates on the investigation, beginning at least three weeks ago, according to people with knowledge of the matter and the progress of the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe. Mr. Comey was concerned by information showing possible evidence of collusion, according to these people.

White House officials said Wednesday that Mr. Trump had for months been contemplating the possibility of removing Mr. Comey, and that the dismissal this week wasn’t connected to the Russian probe.

Meanwhile, a congressional investigation into Russian meddling picked up steam as the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday for the president’s former national security adviser, Mike Flynn, to produce documents relevant to the investigation. And a federal grand jury in Northern Virginia has issued subpoenas for records tied to Mr. Flynn, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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—Paul Sonne, Byron Tau, Del Quentin Wilber and Kristina Peterson contributed to this article.

Write to Shane Harris at [e-mail] and Carol E. Lee at [e-mail]

Appeared in the May. 11, 2017, print edition as 'Investigators Step Up Russia Probe.'

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

6. You can also try your local library

Many libraries carry online access to major newspapers.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. Yes, you are right. I should have pointed that out as well.

I have often gone that route.

Thank you.

[orangecrush]

2. K&R

Get the Russian agents out of the White House.

[ffr]

3. Personally, I think it was more about the money laundering.

As Rachel Maddow's journalism has pointed out many times. The inquiries into tRump's money trail invoke rage on his behalf.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017438108

[cstanleytech]

5. Possible but remember according to other articles he was removed due to the advice Trumps advisers

gave to Trump so I am wondering if his advisers were advised by their advisers (some of whom might be in Congress in elected office) to remove him because they were afraid the investigation might be coming to close to them?
That could be the real reason for it because before Trump was all for Comey so this actually might be a case of members of Congress seeking the head of the FBIs removal because they were growing concerned that something they did might be discovered and for them to take that step must mean its a pretty big thing they did if they are concerned enough to take the step to remove Comey.

[uponit7771]

8. Coming to close to Ryan and Mitch

[Greybnk48]

9. I think it will pull in more, e.g., Priebus

and Walker to name two.

[cstanleytech]

11. It would not surprise me in the least if they were. nt

[MGKrebs]

14. I still think it's about oil. And Tillerson is going to wish

he never got involved with this mess.

[yardwork]

16. The goal is the pipeline to the Crimea. It's what Putin wants. It's worth trillions.

In the waning days of oil, Putin sees a way to amass unimaginable wealth. The U.S. sanctions are standing in his way.

Putin needed Trump - whom he owns - in the White House and he needs his allies in charge of Congress.

That incentive buys a lot of stolen elections. Whatever it takes.

[cilla4progress]

4. Wow

what a shock

SMH

[uponit7771]

7. +1

[gratuitous]

10. Oh who believes anything that commie rag publishes?

It's well known that the Wall Street Journal is a hotbed of demented leftist conspiracy mongering.

[DK504]

13. Comey asking

for more money is what got him fired. If he hadn't asked I don't think the Orange Maggot would realize how close he is to getting impeached and tried as a traitor.

[greymattermom]

15. Note how Trump always says he has no business "in Russia"

That's because his projects in Russia were turned down. "With Russia" or "with Russians" is an entirely different story.

[lark]

17. Only thing, yesterday orange assface admitted on tv that it was because of Russia/Trump.

He's so freaking senile and has unbelievably self-important, he couldn't let others take credit for "his" firing (which he enjoys so much) because he wants to be seen as the biggest bad ass. He can't even keep to the same lie, but makes up a whole raft of new ones, including the lie that Comey asked for a dinner meeting when it was Drumpf himself who asked. Oh, and the made up, on the spot?, new lies about Comey's so called clearance, that he wasn't being investigated. This time he made up the times, just to bolster the obvious lie.

I just wished I had faith that this travesty would end, but right now can't see a good outcome. Russia will just steal the next election for him as well if he hasn't given them everything they want before then.