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May 9, 2017

05/09/2017: Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Now what?

President Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey, the White House said, for the way he handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. We’ll talk with Politico’s Sudeep Reddy about whether that reasoning passes the sniff test and what this news means for Republicans’ congressional goals. Then: The Trump administration has put off a decision about staying in the Paris climate agreement as coal production is up. The long term for coal is trickier though. Plus: “American Idol” is back from the dead.

FBI Director James Comey, right, says that strong encryption is hampering law enforcement.  Above, Comey sits with Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates at Senate hearing on encryption, public safety and privacy in July.
FBI Director James Comey, right, says that strong encryption is hampering law enforcement. Above, Comey sits with Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates at Senate hearing on encryption, public safety and privacy in July.
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President Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey, the White House said, for the way he handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. We’ll talk with Politico’s Sudeep Reddy about whether that reasoning passes the sniff test and what this news means for Republicans’ congressional goals. Then: The Trump administration has put off a decision about staying in the Paris climate agreement as coal production is up. The long term for coal is trickier though. Plus: “American Idol” is back from the dead.

05/09/2017: Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Now what?