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Why James Comey was fired

By Becket Adams

Published May 9, 2017 11:13pm ET

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Why James Comey was fired — Trump acted this week on the recommendation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

The biggest story out of Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening is that President Trump has fired FBI director James B. Comey.

The second biggest story is the why of the termination: Comey was let go because of his handling of the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized private email server, particularly when he recommended in July 2016 that no charges should be brought against the former secretary of state.

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