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Firing James Comey won't stop intelligence leaks or prevent investigation

Comey is just the second FBI director to be sacked in the Bureau's history

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Dan Lomas | The Conversation

If US president, Donald Trump, thinks sacking his FBI director, James Comey, will stop the intelligence leaks against his administration, he can think again. If anything, they are likely to get worse. The sacking may well have sent shock waves around Washington. But the investigation into allegations of Russian interference will continue, no matter how many intelligence officials get fired by the president.

Comey is just the second FBI director to be sacked in the Bureau’s history. In 1993, William Sessions was removed following “serious deficiencies in judgment” and allegations that he abused his position.

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