Lindsey Graham welcomes Trump's firing of James Comey

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has no qualms with the firing of FBI Director James Comey by President Trump on Tuesday, saying, "I believe a fresh start will serve the FBI and the nation well."

Trump fired Comey at the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. In his letter to Comey, Trump wrote that he was "not able to effectively lead the Bureau."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.