President Trump called former FBI Director James Comey a “slimeball” and said that it was an “honor” to fire him in a tweet storm Friday morning.
The tweets are in response to Comey’s new book about his time in the FBI, in which he reportedly goes on about Trump’s hand size and height, and criticizes his wardrobe decisions.
James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired. He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted. He lied to Congress under OATH. He is a weak and…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 13, 2018
….untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI. His handling of the Crooked Hillary Clinton case, and the events surrounding it, will go down as one of the worst “botch jobs” of history. It was my great honor to fire James Comey!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 13, 2018
He also admitted that polling is what influenced him to send a letter to Congress informing them that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s illegal use of a private e-mail server to send and receive classified information during her tenure as secretary of State was re-opened — just days before the election.
