Reports: Comey Found Out He Was Fired From TV Coverage

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Former FBI Director James Comey found out on Tuesday that President Donald Trump fired him when Comey saw the news on TV, according to several reports.

According to a New York Times report, Comey was giving a speech to a group of FBI employees in Los Angeles when news broke of his termination, and he found out that he had been fired when the news was displayed on TV screens in the background.

CNN also reported, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, that Comey learned of his termination from TV coverage.

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  1. Wow… this crew never misses an opportunity to be classy…

  2. What a coincidence! Marla found out she was divorced the same way!!!

  3. Guess your 50 pieces of silver in doing what you did to Clinton wasn’t enough to save you from the criminal fucker who just fired your sorry ass.

  4. Avatar for nova nova says:

    bullies arent good at confrontation face to face.

    look at the tape of the 2011 correspondents dinner. look at the tape of the meeting between obama and trump in the White House. he’s a bully, a keyboard commando.

    can’t say it to someone’s face, then runs off and says it behind their back at a safe distance.

    Sam Bee is right: trump is a giant pussy.

  5. Someone should tell the President he can’t fire people on TV anymore.

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