特朗普炒了fbi局长科米
U.S. President Donald Trump fired James Comey, the director of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the White House said in a statement Tuesday.
白宫周二发布的一份声明显示，总统特朗普炒了FBI局长詹姆斯·科米的鱿鱼。
"Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office," the statement said.
"President Trump acted based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions," the statement added.
"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," the statement quoted Trump as saying.
A process to select a new FBI director is underway.
Comey was appointed as FBI director in 2013, and has been embroiled in controversy during the presidential election in 2016 after announcing an investigation into the emails of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton days before election day, a move Hillary said was partially the cause of her loss.