Trump Will Keep Comey On As FBI Director
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Date: 2017-01-26

Trump Breaking News Network -Trump Will Keep Comey On As FBI Director.

by Jeff Neukom.

President Donald Trump has chosen to retain the services of James Comey, keeping the embattled Obama appointee on as FBI director, the New York Times reported.

Representatives for the FBI and the White House have thus far declined to comment.

Some of Trump’s previous comments regarding Comey suggest he may operate on thin ice, as he faced heavy criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike for the FBI’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server.

In the FBI’s report regarding the investigation, Comey noted Clinton’s “extreme carelessness” with classified material, a point Trump and other Republicans hammered repeatedly throughout the presidential campaign.

The then presidential nominee frequently criticized Comey’s decision to not recommend charges be brought against Clinton.
He also pointed to Clinton’s email case as evidence the government was “rigged” and was protecting her from punishment.

“The system is rigged. General Petraeus got in trouble for far less. Very very unfair! As usual, bad judgment,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan also released a statement at the time, saying the FBI’s recommendation “defies explanation.”

 A few months later, it was Democrats who took issue with Comey’s actions, when less than two weeks before the election, the FBI announced it was investigating new emails related to Clinton’s probe.
Under federal law, the FBI director is appointed to a 10-year-term, intended to overlap more than one administration, a measure enacted post-Watergate to help insulate the job from political pressure. Comey’s term began in 2013 under Obama, though Trump could still dismiss him if he chooses.

Trump’s decision to retain Comey may help sooth relations with the intelligence community, as his perceived feud with the CIA has gained a lot of media attention.

Relations between Trump and Comey seem to have improved, as the two shared an embrace on Sunday at the White House, where Trump held an event to honor law enforcement officers who provided security for the inauguration.

“He’s become more famous than me,” Trump remarked of Comey.

The FBI is still reportedly looking into ties between Trump campaign staffers and the Russian government.

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