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16 May 2017, 6:28 pm by Bernie Burk
 Louis Freeh, who left the federal bench to run the FBI during the Clinton Administration, was (if memory serves) often referred to as “Judge Freeh” during his tenure there, and as Steve points out in his second post, has kept and used the title after returning to a law practice focused on security consulting and internal investigations at a small firm he started with former CIA General Counsel and retired federal district judge Stanley Sporkin. [read post]
The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. [read post]
16 May 2017, 4:22 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
May 10, 2017 [FAS] “The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is appointed by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate. [read post]
16 May 2017, 4:09 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“On May 9, 2017, President Trump removed the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), James Comey, from office. [read post]
15 May 2017, 11:36 pm by Jon Katz
Trump rashly fired James Comey, after blundering by communicating with Comey about the Russia investigation, probably without considering the political fallout of so unceremoniously and apparently hastily dumping a Federal Bureau of Investigator director — here with the Russia investigation underway — when traditionally FBI directors are insulated from the elections of new presidents and the whims of sitting… [read post]
15 May 2017, 1:25 pm by Nada Bakos, Dennis Gleeson
Trump’s termination on Tuesday of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), James Comey, is emblematic of his personality-driven approach to governance and leadership. [read post]
15 May 2017, 8:32 am by David Post
Did the president really ask the FBI director, straight out, whether he was “under investigation”? [read post]
15 May 2017, 7:33 am by Jack Goldsmith, Benjamin Wittes
The president appoints the FBI director, but the FBI director has to be loyal to the law. [read post]
15 May 2017, 5:30 am by Will Baude
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [read post]
11 May 2017, 5:38 pm by Bob Bauer
It is well-nigh incomprehensible that the President would call the Federal Bureau of Investigation to inquire about any pending criminal investigation. [read post]
11 May 2017, 4:55 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
Andrew McCabe, acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), from left, Michael Pompeo, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency (NSA), Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and Robert Cardillo, director of the National… [read post]
11 May 2017, 9:50 am by Autumn Callan
Acting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [official website] director Andrew McCabe told [materials] the Senate Intelligence Committee [official website] Thursday that the FBI would continue to investigate alleged connections between the Trump administration and Russia despite the recent firing [JURIST report] of former director James Comey. [read post]
10 May 2017, 1:49 pm by Helen Klein Murillo
The Post reports that the former Deputy Director, Andrew McCabe is by default currently serving as the acting director of the Bureau. [read post]
10 May 2017, 1:20 pm by Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic
Even if the conduct that led to Comey’s removal flowed from his handling of the Clinton email investigation, the removal of the FBI Director goes to issues of much broader significance than merely one or two investigations. [read post]
10 May 2017, 12:13 pm by Scott Bomboy
The current search to replace former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey may not last long, if recent historical trends hold true. [read post]
10 May 2017, 11:56 am by Helen Klein Murillo
Following the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey there is widespread speculation about whether the episode constitutes obstruction of justice. [read post]
10 May 2017, 8:55 am by Robert Chesney
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [read post]
10 May 2017, 5:26 am by Derek T. Muller
A few longer, meandering thoughts from a few Twitter threads overnight....President Donald Trump fired Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") Director James Comey last night. [read post]
9 May 2017, 5:58 pm by Michael Linhorst, Russell Spivak
In my interactions with the Director and with the Bureau under his leadership, he and the FBI have always been straightforward with our Committee. [read post]
9 May 2017, 4:46 pm by Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey
Make no mistake: The firing of James Comey as FBI director is a stunning event. [read post]