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25 May 2017, 9:40 am
Wainstein, a Republican and widely respected defense lawyer, is seen as having the bona fides and experience to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the abrupt firing on May 9 of former Director James Comey, according to Justice Department officials.But at least one action in his background could pose a challenge to his nomination. [read post]
24 May 2017, 2:27 pm
" I just don't believe the FBI Director would have told the head of a snake that he is magically exempt from investigative scrutiny associated with the snake itself; and Third, as I previously explained, Comey believed the President was trying to pressure him and that he had to protect the FBI and insulate it from that pressure in order to let the Bureau do its job. [read post]
23 May 2017, 6:22 pm
The Bureau opened an investigation during the summer of 2016, though there was “ongoing sharing of information with the Bureau over the course of the year. [read post]
22 May 2017, 12:00 pm
Prior to his judicial service, he held various posts with the Legal Aid Society, including Attorney-in-Charge of the largest civil trial office and Director of Government. [read post]
22 May 2017, 9:19 am
In the weeks and months after the presidential election—and even before it—an unusual debate took shape on the pages of Lawfare and elsewhere: Would it be possible to serve ethically in a Trump administration? [read post]
22 May 2017, 7:15 am
A little more than a week later, the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein tapped Robert Mueller, the FBI director before Comey, to lead an investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russian interference in November’s presidential election and any directly related issues. [read post]
20 May 2017, 7:19 am
The order by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointing Mueller states: (b) The Special Counsel is authorized to conduct the investigation confirmed by then-FBI Director James B. [read post]
19 May 2017, 11:57 am
Specifically, did Rosenstein know that the President had in mind the ongoing investigation into Russian election interference when he decided to fire the Director, as President Trump later stated? [read post]
19 May 2017, 8:58 am
It was not just an isolated mistake; the series of public statements about the email investigation, in my opinion, departed from the proper role of the FBI Director and damaged public confidence in the Bureau and the Department. [read post]
19 May 2017, 8:05 am
Comey, then the F.B.I. director, that the bureau was conducting a new investigation into Mrs. [read post]
18 May 2017, 5:02 pm
director, James B. [read post]
18 May 2017, 10:31 am
The Senate Intelligence Committee has invited Comey to testify in both open and closed sessions on reports that Trump had prodded Comey to drop the Bureau’s investigation of Flynn. [read post]
17 May 2017, 1:45 pm
This was only the second time a director has been fired in the history of the Bureau. [read post]
16 May 2017, 6:28 pm
Jimmie Davis for his service in the governor’s election campaign; ironically, Louisiana had no organized militia at the time). [read post]
16 May 2017, 4:22 pm
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
“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
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 presidents. [read post]
15 May 2017, 1:25 pm
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
• “… I nevertheless concur … that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau. [read post]
15 May 2017, 7:33 am
Let me ask you this—in this political environment, do you think it is the right time to have the first ever FBI director with an elected political background, which is what it would be if either Mike Rogers or John Cornyn were named. [read post]
