In a move likely related to the pending release of the inspect general's report on the DOJ and FBI, the two top lawyers who served James Comey suddenly decided to find paychecks from other sources and have left their jobs at the FBI. There are more mysteries than facts available on the move at this time.  The P.R. spin is that both "resigned," but that could well mask an ultimatum to resign or be fired.  The fact that the news of both departing came out at the same time suggests that some external factor was at work. Here is the New York Times version: Two top F.B.I. aides who worked alongside the former director James B. Comey as he navigated one of the most politically tumultuous periods in the bureau's history resigned on Friday. The Times notes that Baker "was one of Mr. Comey's closest confidants." While Page "advised Mr. Comey while serving directly under his deputy, Andrew G....(Read Full Post)