Former senior FBI official tells me: “I believe the intent here is to replace him with someone who will close” the Russia probe.

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) May 9, 2017

this move by Trump feels less “Nixonian” and more Stalinesque https://t.co/9g6djOUnyK

— Zaron Burnett III (@Zaron3) May 9, 2017