Dismissal of James Comey
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James Comey, the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was fired by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017. Comey had been criticized in 2016 for his handling of the FBI's inves
President Barack Obama (right) and James Comey (left) in the White House Rose Garden, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2013, as Obama announced Comey's nomination as FBI Director
Comey's official portrait as the seventh Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
President Trump at the G20
Official Presidential Portrait of President Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump's first tenure as the president of the United States began on January 20, 2017, when he was inaugurated as the 45th president, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican, took off
Official portrait, 2017
Incumbent president Barack Obama and President-elect Trump in the Oval Office on November 10, 2016
Chief Justice John Roberts administers the presidential oath of office to Trump at the Capitol, January 20, 2017