On may 9th US-President Donald Trump fired the FBI Director James Comey. According to an official statement from the White House this decision was made based on clear recommendation of the attorney general. The president wanted to restore the public trust in the institution FBI. Comey was criticised for the way he handled the investigation around Clinton during the campaign last year.
It is extremely rare for a president to fire the FBI Director and many newspapers compared the news to the Nixon Watergate affair when the president fired the special prosecutor who was investigating his administration. Now the firing of Comey reflects badly on Donald Trump as the investigation into alleged election tampering surrounding Trumps campaign reached the next step. Although the president says it had nothing to do with the investigation and that he would have fired Comey nonetheless the question remains – why now?
to fire (ˈfaɪəʳ) – jemanden feuern, kündigen
according to (əˈkɔ:dɪŋ) – laut, gemäß
recommendation (ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃən) – die Empfehlung
attorney general (əˈtɜ:rni ˈʤenərəl) – der Generalstaatsanwalt
restore (rɪˈstɔ:ʳ) – wiederherstellen
investigation (ɪnˌvestɪˈgeɪʃən) – die Untersuchung
campaign (kæmˈpeɪn) – (hier) der Wahlkampf
rare (reəʳ) – selten
special prosecutor (ˈspeʃəl ˈprɒsɪkju:təʳ) – der Sonderermittler
administration (atminɪstraˈtsi̯o:n) – die Regierung
to reflect badly (rɪˈflekt ˈbædli) – schlechtes Licht werfen
alleged (əˈleʤd) – angeblich
tampering (ˈtæmpəʳ) – die Verfälschung
to surround (səˈraʊnd) – jemanden umgeben
although (ɔ:lˈðəʊ) – obwohl
nonetheless (ˌnʌnðəˈles) – nichtsdestotrotz