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Article snippet: President Trump dismissed the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, on Tuesday afternoon on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary. Mr. Comey led the bureau as it undertook the task of investigating the campaigns of both major party nominees for president of the United States. The Clinton campaign was investigated for the candidate’s use of a private email server, and the Trump campaign was investigated over possible ties to Russia. Mr. Comey, appointed director in 2013 by President Obama, publicly commented on the Clinton investigation during the campaign but did not acknowledge the investigation into Mr. Trump’s campaign until after the election was over. Here is a collection of stories in The New York Times about Mr. Comey’s tumultuous time at the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. April 22, 2017: Mr. Comey tried to keep the F.B.I. out of politics during the 2017 presidential race as it investigated both Hillary Clinton and the Trump campaign. But he ended up plunging the bureau into the center of a bitter and divisive election. March 20, 2017: Mr. Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that the F.B.I. was investigating whether members of President Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to influence the presidential election. The Times collected some of his answers to lawmakers’ questions. March 5, 2017: Mr. Comey asked the Justice Department to publicly reject President T... Link to the full article to read more