In Trump's Firing of James Comey, Echoes of Watergate OR Comey’s Deserved Dismissal ? Comey infuriated Trump with refusal to preview Senate testimony

The anger behind Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday had been building for months, but a turning point came when Comey refused to preview for top Trump aides his planned testimony to a Senate panel, White House officials said. Comey infuriated Trump with refusal to preview Senate testimony: aides WWW.REUTERS.COM ----- Donald Trump Seeks to Mute Outcry from Firing of James Comey A1 President Trump weighed in publicly for the first time on his firing of FBI Director James Comey while top Senate Democrats questioned the timing of the ouster of the man who was investigating Trump campaign aides’ ties to Russia. After James Comey’s Ouster at FBI, Small Group of GOP Senators Holds Sway Over Next Steps A1 WSJ Opinion: President Trump fired James Comey late Tuesday, and better now than never. The FBI Director has committed more than enough mistakes in the last year to be dismissed for cause. Comey’s Deserved Dismissal  The FBI chief forfeited his credibility with his 2016 interventions. ----- Top News F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MATT APUZZO President Trump abruptly terminated Mr. Comey, who was leading an investigation into whether Mr. Trump's advisers colluded with Russia to influence the election. NEWS ANALYSIS In Trump's Firing of James Comey, Echoes of Watergate By PETER BAKER Not since Watergate has a president dismissed the person leading an investigation bearing on him, and the dismissal drew instant comparisons to the Saturday Night Massacre.