Sessions was told to find reasons to fire Comey: reports

 
Senior officials at the White House and Justice Department were working on building a case against Comey since that time, according to The New York Times. Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsThe metaverse is coming — society should be wary Trump criticizes Justice for restoring McCabe's benefits McCabe wins back full FBI pension after being fired under Trump MORE was asked to come with reasons to oust him. 
 
CNN reported the discussions were confined to the highest levels of the Trump administration.
 
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Rosenstein cited Comey’s handling of the probe into Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonPopping the progressive bubble GOP primary in NH House race draws national spotlight Trump endorses primary challenger to Peter Meijer in Michigan MORE’s private email server, which Trump repeatedly promoted during the 2016 campaign. 
 
The firing occurred weeks after Comey confirmed that the FBI is investigating whether Trump associates colluded with Russia in its efforts to meddle in the 2016 election.