特朗普“终止”FBI局长科米的职务
President Donald Trump has fired James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a dramatic move that comes as the law enforcement agency investigates contacts between the Trump presidential campaign and Russian officials.
美国总统唐纳德?特朗普(Donald Trump)已解除联邦调查局(FBI)局长詹姆斯?科米(James Comey)的职务。这一戏剧性举措上演之际，FBI这家执法机构正在调查特朗普总统竞选班子与俄罗斯官员之间的接触。The White House said Mr Trump “terminated” Mr Comey with immediate effect following advice from Jeff Sessions, the attorney-general, and his deputy Rod Rosenstein. A White House aide personally delivered a letter informing Mr Comey of his dismissal on Tuesday afternoon.
白宫表示，按照美国司法部长杰夫?塞申斯(Jeff Sessions)及其副手罗德?罗森斯坦(Rod Rosenstein)的建议，特朗普“终止”了科米的职务，且立即生效。周二下午，一名白宫助理亲自递交了一封信，通知科米他被解职了。In the letter to Mr Comey, Mr Trump wrote: “While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with [their] judgment?.?.?.?that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau.”
在这封写给科米的信中，特朗普写道：“虽然我非常感谢您在三个不同场合通知我我并未受到调查，但我还是认同（他们的）判断……即您不能有效领导该局。”
The dismissal marks the latest in a series of sensational episodes that raise questions about the relationships Mr Trump and his campaign aides may have had with Russia. Mr Comey in March revealed that the FBI was investigating ties between campaign members and Russian officials. Neither the FBI nor the Department of Justice, which oversees the agency, has publicly stated that Mr Trump is not under investigation.
这一解职是一连串大戏中的最新一幕，这串大戏令人们对特朗普及其竞选助手可能与俄存在何种关系产生了怀疑。今年3月，科米披露FBI正在调查竞选班子成员与俄官员之间的关系。无论是FBI还是FBI的主管机构美国司法部(DoJ)，都未曾公开表示特朗普未受到调查。Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, spoke for many in his party when he said that a special prosecutor should be hired to pursue the Russia investigation, and that failure to take that step would increase speculation about a cover-up. John McCain, an Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, said Mr Comey’s dismissal underscored the need for a special congressional committee.
美国参议院民主党领袖查克?舒默(Chuck Schumer)代表众多民主党人表示，应聘请一名专门的检察官来开展这项涉及俄罗斯的调查，不这么做的话会令人们更加怀疑在掩盖什么。亚利桑那州参议员、2008年共和党总统候选人约翰?麦凯恩(John McCain)表示，科米被解职凸显出成立国会专门委员会的必要性。
“While the president has the legal authority to remove the director of the FBI, I am disappointed in the president’s decision to remove James Comey from office,” Mr McCain said. “James Comey is a man of honour and integrity and he has led the FBI well in extraordinary circumstances.”
麦凯恩表示：“尽管从法律上讲总统有权解除FBI局长的职务，我还是对总统决定撤掉詹姆斯?科米感到失望。詹姆斯?科米是个高尚而正直的人，他在非比寻常的环境下很好地领导了FBI。”The ouster of Mr Comey comes less than three months after Mr Trump fired Michael Flynn, his first national security adviser, because of Russia-related activity. The FBI is investigating Mr Flynn, who lied to White House officials about the nature of phone conversations he held with the Russian ambassador during the transition.
不到三个月前，特朗普还因与俄有关的活动解除了其首位国家安全顾问迈克尔?弗林(Michael Flynn)的职务。FBI正在调查弗林，后者曾向白宫官员说谎，未如实告知新老政府交接班期间他与俄大使电话通话的性质。
