Trump had been seriously considering curbing Spicer's role, or firing him altogether, and with the White House in tumult this week — after Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey, news that Trump disclosed classified information to Russian diplomats inside the Oval Office, the emergence of a memo by Comey alleging that Trump asked him to scrap an investigation into his former national security adviser and, finally, the appointment of a special counsel to take over the Russia probe — Trump apparently felt it was the right time to make a move, Politico reported.