ess ler ' s ▁F BI ▁book ▁" did ▁indeed ▁trigger ▁b ureau ▁and ▁Justice ▁Department ▁investig ations ▁into ▁alleg ed ▁travel ▁and ▁exp ense ▁ab uses ▁[ by ▁F BI ▁Director ▁William ▁S essions , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁departure ] ... ▁ ▁Cl inton ▁nominated ▁Louis ▁Free h ▁to ▁be ▁F BI ▁Director ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 . ▁Then – F BI ▁Deput y ▁Director , ▁F loyd ▁I . ▁Clar ke , ▁who ▁S essions ▁suggested ▁had ▁led ▁a ▁coup ▁to ▁force ▁his ▁removal , ▁served ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Director ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁Free h ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in . ▁ ▁James ▁Com ey ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁President ▁Trump ▁dismiss ed ▁Com ey ▁after ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Jeff ▁S essions ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Rod ▁Rosen stein . ▁ ▁Rosen stein ' s ▁memor and um ▁to ▁S essions ▁object ed ▁to ▁Com ey ' s ▁conduct ▁in ▁the ▁investigation ▁into ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ' s ▁emails . ▁This ▁was ▁contrad icted ▁by ▁multiple ▁un named ▁sources ▁to ▁news ▁out lets , ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁Trump ▁and ▁high - level ▁officials ▁personally ▁asked ▁for ▁Com ey ▁to ▁be ▁fired . ▁Com ey ▁was ▁fired ▁after ▁he ▁asked ▁for ▁more ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁investig ations ▁into ▁Russian ▁inter ference ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁United ▁States ▁elections . ▁Many ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ,