Well, it's not quite that simple.
Almost, but not quite.
Comey was looking at the "Russia Connection".
The current FBI 'model' of organized crime has changed. A lot.
It's not a bunch of old Sicilian guys, extorting money through garbage & protection; selling drugs and illegal gambling.
It's now "become international, fluid, sophisticated, and had multi-billion dollar stakes. Its operators were cross-pollinating across countries, religions, and political affiliations, sharing only their greed. They did not care about ideology; they cared about money. They would do anything for a price."
And Trump is likely involved with it.
So he had to shut down Comey and the FBI, or they might find out about his involvement.
It's kind of funny.
" In August 2018, national security and intelligence community expert Natasha Bertrand noted in The Atlantic that the FBI and Justice Department agents Trump attacked most relentlessly had one major similarity: “their extensive experience in probing money laundering and organized crime, particularly as they pertain to Russia.”
Now, why would Trump go after people who are good at finding Russian mafia and money launderers?
Hmmmm...
Quotes taken from Heather Cox Richardson's FB post from 12/27: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/posts/2116122628531792?__tn__=K-R