On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews reacted to FBI Director James Comey’s firing by President Trump by saying that there’s “A little whiff of fascism tonight, I think is fair to say.”

During a panel discussion of Comey’s firing, former FBI agent Clint Watts argued the firing was a demonstration that “the rule of law does not matter. It’s the rule of political power.” “A little whiff of fascism tonight, I think is fair to say.”

Matthews then said, “A little whiff of fascism tonight, I think is fair to say.”

He added, “A little whiff of, I don’t care about the law. I’m the boss.”

(h/t The Right Scoop)

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