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James Comey has been asked by President Trump to stay on as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Comey is three years into a ten-year term.
News at NYT (which broke the story), USA Today, Washington Post, CNN, and The Hill.
Here's the bulk of our extensive past coverage of FBI Director Comey's career (oldest first):
2014:
FBI Director Concerned about Encryption on Smartphones
F.B.I. Director Calls "Dark" Devices a Hindrance to Crime Solving
To FBI Director Comey: You Reap What You Sow!
2015:
F.B.I. Has No Doubt that North Korea Attacked Sony, says Director
FBI Chief Links Video Scrutiny of Police to Rise in Violent Crime
2016:
Apple Ordered by Judge to Help Decrypt San Bernadino Shooter's phone
FBI Unable to Decrypt California Terrorists' Cell Phone
FBI vs. Apple Encryption Fight Continues
New York Judge Sides with Apple Rather than FBI in Dispute over a Locked iPhone
Apple Lawyer and FBI Director Appear Before Congress
FBI Error Locked San Bernardino Attacker's iPhone
FBI's iPhone Hack Only Works on 5C and Older
Washington Post: The FBI Paid "Gray Hat(s)", Not Cellebrite, for iPhone Unlock
FBI Director Blames 'Viral Video Effect' for Spike in Violent Crime
FBI Recommends No Prosecution for Clinton
FBI Chief Calls for National Talk Over Encryption vs. Safety
(Score: 5, Insightful) by moondoctor on Friday January 27 2017, @12:05PM
> wonder why Comey didn't reveal that BOTH candidates were under FBI investigation.
That's the real point. It doesn't matter how valid either investigation is, making high profile statements about one but not the other makes no sense from a purely procedural point of view. To top it off, the timing and nature of the statements made just before the election were quite extraordinary.
No matter what your politics or what you think his motive is it should be clear that this guy is not very good at impartiality, and has pretty shit judgement. To have him heading the FBI is dangerous for the country as a whole. The thing that this hyper partisan politics doesn't seem to grasp is that the checks ad balances they hate are there to protect them as well. The powers they clamour for will be under the control of their enemies at one point. The powers Obama, Bush and their predecessors gave themselves are now Trumps.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by DannyB on Friday January 27 2017, @02:57PM
You correctly state why he is the worst possible candidate for the job and then fail to realize this is the precise reason he gets to retian this position.
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(Score: 1) by shanen on Saturday January 28 2017, @03:07AM
I'm afraid that I have to disagree with one part of your post. The so-called Republican Party believes that they can convert America into a permanent one-party state, and they plan to be that party. Looking at the state of today's GOP, I don't think we can reasonably hope for another Teddy Roosevelt to come along and rescue us.
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