Comey Firing Distracts Trump White House, Risking His Agenda
- Russia probe could damage effort to shape health care, taxes
- Republicans insist they’ll plow ahead despite dismissal
Major Questions Remain After Firing of FBI's Comey
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President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is an unwelcome distraction for a White House already straining to enact its agenda and could hamper its efforts to pass a repeal of Obamacare and cut taxes.
Comey’s ouster on May 9 polarized Democrats and unnerved some Republicans, overshadowing almost all other business at both the Capitol and the White House. Trump’s aides and his congressional allies struggled on Wednesday to defend the decision, diverting precious time from other key issues.