Podesta actually taunts Trump in his Tweet comparing Comey's firing to the incident that finally brought down the Nixon administration, though they are not the same. Podesta is bold, or is he scared?. (pizzagate)

submitted ago by Laskar

Apparently Podesta is confident that he is untouchable--he is getting very bold in his Tweets.

Podesta taunted Trump with this Tweet, comparing it to Nixon's Watergate scandal:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/09/23/40252A2200000578-4489966-image-m-61_1494368714505.jpg

By comparing the firing of Comey with President Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre", Podesta is alluding to how the Nixon administration was brought down during the Watergate scandal.

Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox and there were resignations to follow. Of course, the exaggerated term "Saturday Night Massacre" was an invention of political commentators.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre

Those of an age to recall Nixon and this "massacre" know that this was the final straw in bringing down the Nixon presidency, so Podesta's use of this comparison would indicate his hopes of the firing of Comey having the same effect on the Trump presidency.

Of course firing the FBI head at the urging of the attorney general, and assistant attorney general is nothing the same as firing a special prosecutor. The letters from Trumps advisors are reproduced in this article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html

Podesta's Tweet has gone viral with many chiming in. Here are some examples:

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/saturday-night-massacre-trumps-firing-of-comey-compared-to-nixon-watergate-firings/

Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ and #TuesdayNightMassacre Blow Up on Twitter After Comey Firing":

Source: http://www.mediaite.com/online/nixons-saturday-night-massacre-and-tuesdaynightmassacre-blow-up-on-twitter-after-comey-firing/

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shizzle_mcbobblehead ago

Trump firing Comey, Yates, and Bahara is LITERALLY the same thing as Nixon's Saturday night massacre.

bopper ago

That's melodramatic. People be like laughing at this comparison. Besides, Watergate was a coup, read Russ Baker's book. Nixon was scared to death that night, for his life.

shizzle_mcbobblehead ago

He fired the people investigating him.

That's LITERALLY what Nixon did too.

Facts aren't melodramatic.

And you should probably read Bakers book, the supposed "coup" attempt came AFTER Watergate broke.

bopper ago

That was a "constitutional crisis" and you could feel the fear and tension in the streets and in the air. If what Trump did becomes a "constitutional crisis" I will retract.

shizzle_mcbobblehead ago

Volatility hasn't been a hallmark of this years election cycle?

And we have a president with NOW OBVIOUS ties to a foreign power firing folks with evidence of such.

That's about as "constitutional crisis"-y as you're gonna get.

bopper ago

Ties to a foreign power? They keep saying that but offer no proof, you know that. "Obvious ties?" Are you shillin'?

shizzle_mcbobblehead ago

YOU DON'T FIRE THE GUY INVESTIGATING YOU FOR SOMETHING YOU PRAISED HIM FOR IF YOU'RE INNOCENT!

bopper ago

I'm not concerned about it. Comey was a weasel and that was on display for all to see. I hope this turns into a circus, we need one, besides, it's been boring for far too long. Thanks for the convo. Howdy Doody time.