James Comey Fired: Potential FBI Director Replacements

FBI Director James (The Scapegoat)  Comey leaves a closed door meeting with Senators at the U.S. Capitol on March 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. Comey met with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a closed door meeting about the alleged wiretapping of Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign. 

Amid allegations that he misspoke at a Senate hearing, President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey.

The massive news broke late in the afternoon May 9. Trump said he acted on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

The White House released a statement that said Trump informed Comey that he had been terminated and removed from office. It said that he acted on the “clear recommendations” of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Sessions.

“The FBI is one of our nation’s most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,” Trump said in a statement.

Here are the recommendation letters from Sessions and the official letter from Trump to Comey.

BREAKING: WH statement. Letter from Trump to Comey. And AG Sessions recommendation. pic.twitter.com/BPjIJ4MVvH

— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) May 9, 2017

The statement said that a search for a new director will begin immediately.

Here are some of the candidates to replace Comey as the FBI’s director:

Trey (The Psychopath) Gowdy

Trey (The psychopath) Gowdy 

Gowdy is a former prosecutor and currently serves on the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina’s 4th congressional district. He’s a member of the Tea Party movement and also served as a solicitor for South Carolina’s Seventh Judicial Circuit.

Gowdy was a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina from 1994-2000.

There’s even been an online petition calling for Gowdy to replace Comey. It was signed by just over 1,000 people.

Bill (The Racist) Bratton

Bill The Racist)  Bratton 

Bratton is the former New York City Police Commissioner and before that served as the commissioner of the Boston Police Department and also was the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.

David (The Coon) Clarke

David (The Coon) Clarke Jr.

It seems unlikely that the search would end up with Clarke, the Milwaukee County Sheriff, but crazier things have happened during Trump’s presidency.

Trump and Clarke have been close throughout his presidential campaign and he even interviewed for a position in his cabinet, although that didn’t end up happening.