The front page of The New York Times for Wednesday, May 10, 2017 pic.twitter.com/umbYQ6HM05

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 10, 2017

THE MEMO: Trump's Comey bombshell could backfire https://t.co/YRfsiDN4EO pic.twitter.com/ERh2IN5HWc

— The Hill (@thehill) May 10, 2017

The White House fired Comey with no replacement set, with no clear messaging and no legal experts or surrogates lined up.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 10, 2017

.@SenSchumer calls all Dems to floor 9:30 et Weds to hear what
@SenateMajLdr says then 10:30 caucus has called for special prosecutor

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) May 10, 2017

Trump to meet Russian foreign minister Lavrov on Wednesday: senior U.S. official https://t.co/UBnJVkNvzC pic.twitter.com/90IqjK8gko

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 10, 2017

Durbin demands info on Comey firing, status of Russia investigation https://t.co/vqWoTjinmL pic.twitter.com/jakQUE1w3J

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) May 9, 2017

After Comey, Here Are the Options for an Independent Russia Inquiry https://t.co/Usvh4iXzeV

— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer) May 10, 2017

Comey firing: Reaction from members of Congress on FBI director’s dismissal https://t.co/dG16i5yZnW

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 9, 2017

GOP senators question Comey firing https://t.co/l0Fl05Gxb7

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) May 10, 2017

Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on the Russia investigation: "It's time to move on” pic.twitter.com/n7lh01rfRK

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) May 10, 2017

WH and DOJ had been working on firing Comey since at least last week. Sessions had been working to come up with reasons.

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) May 9, 2017

The Rosenstein memo is dated…today. So there was no real recommendation from DOJ. Trump wanted to do it, and they created a paper trail.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 9, 2017

WOW. Comey's unacceptable handling of the Clinton email situation is the reason provided by the deputy AG for getting rid of Comey. https://t.co/f1E6UYR69L

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) May 9, 2017

Obviously, Pres. Trump deeply troubled by how Comey tilted the election against Hillary. https://t.co/PEkr8uEVv7

— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) May 9, 2017

This FBI Director has sought for years to jail me on account of my political activities. If I can oppose his firing, so can you. https://t.co/zUp5kquy8q

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) May 9, 2017

60 Minutes Archive: 2015 Interview with James Comeyhttps://t.co/3ANkuvnfds pic.twitter.com/6ih5QvHUZO

— CBS Sacramento (@CBSSacramento) May 9, 2017

Thursday on @NBCNightlyNews. Lots to talk about! pic.twitter.com/zPrbTciYbs

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 9, 2017

Sen. Bob Casey in a statement: "This is Nixonian."

— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 9, 2017

Trump fires Comey. Nothing to see here. Move along. #FBIDirector pic.twitter.com/lW95hZj0S7

— Daniel Parnell (@DanialParnell) May 9, 2017

This other presidential letter hangs in our house. Seems relevant today. #Comey pic.twitter.com/27ULa3ExHZ

— Ben Mankiewicz (@BenMank77) May 9, 2017

U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of 2020 count https://t.co/AowFsm2dy8

— Christine Zhang (@christinezhang) May 10, 2017