Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Why Trump Really Fired Comey

Two things have always driven the president: self-aggrandizement and self-preservation.

May 10, 2017 at 3:06 PM UTC

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

Psst, might want to polish that resume.
Photographer: Andrew Harrar/Bloomberg

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