A six-part series on the obstruction investigation The Mueller Report Illustrated Chapter 2 The president fires the FBI director President Trump ousts James B. Comey. The president had the power to fire the FBI director, but it had happened only once before in history. If asked, he said, he would tell the truth: that firing the FBI director had not been his idea. Now it looked like the president might have fired the FBI director because he rebuffed Trump’s efforts to control the investigation. Audio Analysis Chapter 2: The president fires the FBI director The Constitution gives the president the power to dismiss the head of the FBI.

Source: Washington Post December 03, 2019 11:15 UTC