James Comey, the former FBI Director, gave his testimony to the Senate Select Committee on intelligence in regards to Trump and the Russia investigation on Thursday.
Ever since Comey announced he would openly testify after being fired by Trump on May 9, I have waited in anticipation for this day to come. Comey is essentially confirming what a majority of us know to be true: Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election and Trump was fully cognizant of the interference.
According to Buzzfeed, Comey's biggest line from the testimony was, "I was fired because of the Russia investigation ... to change the way the Russia investigation was being conducted. That is a very big deal."
Yes, yes it is a very big deal. If Trump wasn't guilty of allowing Russia to interfere with the election because of his own selfish and power-hungry agenda, he wouldn't have fired Comey.
If I had the opportunity to thank Mr. Comey in person, I would. He is an American hero for openly testifying on this serious matter. As the news of Trump's irrational decision making and instability takes up the headlines, the more grim America's future looks. Trump is a ticking time bomb who will figuratively blow this country into pieces if he is not stopped as soon as possible.
With Trump and his administration in the White House, we are the laughing stock of the world. Our allies are ceasing to trust us or work with us. How that settles well with any American citizen, I will never know.
I am grateful Comey documented his meetings with Trump. While listening to NPR on the way home from work, I heard a snippet of the testimony that grabbed my attention: Comey said he had a bad feeling about the entire situation and needed to document what was said between him and Trump.
Comey knew Trump would lie about why he (Comey) was fired and would do everything in his power to smear him. Trump is the type of person who will throw anyone else under the bus to avoid looking bad or blame anyone else for his own wrongdoing. He is not a good president, he is not worthy of the "president" title.
In the coming days, we can hope Comey's testimony will set the process of impeachment in motion. I am hopeful that the Trump Administration will also be fired. I suspect Vice President Mike Pence, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and the entirety of his administration were aware of Russia's interference.
I am now waiting in anticipation for alleged tapes of secret conversations between Comey and Trump to be released; if there are any.
Comey's testimony will hopefully begin the process of saving the country that Trump is failing because he knows he is not qualified to be president and he knows he did not fairly win the election because Russia paved the way for his "victory".
Thursday, June 8, 2017 was an important day and always will be in American history. James Comey, thank you for coming forward to and testifying.
Please help save us from this madness.