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milestogo

(16,829 posts) Tue May 9, 2017, 06:03 PM May 2017

Does the FBI director need to be approved by Congress?

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Does the FBI director need to be approved by Congress? (Original Post) milestogo May 2017 OP

I believe he/she must be approved by confirmation by the Senate Ilsa May 2017 #1

Thank you. I just looked it up. milestogo May 2017 #2

Yes. They only need 51 Senate votes to confirm. Tanuki May 2017 #4

Senate approval needed and he/she is appointed for 10 years karynnj May 2017 #3

Well I think he was just removed. milestogo May 2017 #5

Right? wildeyed May 2017 #6

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

1. I believe he/she must be approved by confirmation by the Senate

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 06:07 PM

May 2017

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

2. Thank you. I just looked it up.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #1)

Tue May 9, 2017, 06:08 PM

May 2017

FBI Director is nominated by the President, appears at a Judiciary Committee hearing and gets a full Senate vote.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)

4. Yes. They only need 51 Senate votes to confirm.

Reply to milestogo (Reply #2)

Tue May 9, 2017, 06:16 PM

May 2017

karynnj

(59,503 posts)

3. Senate approval needed and he/she is appointed for 10 years

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 06:10 PM

May 2017

However, as you can see, they can be removed. I do not know if the removal needs approval. If not, the 10 year term would be kind of meaningless.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

5. Well I think he was just removed.

Reply to karynnj (Reply #3)

Tue May 9, 2017, 06:18 PM

May 2017

I haven't heard about anyone taking a vote.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)

6. Right?

Reply to karynnj (Reply #3)

Tue May 9, 2017, 06:19 PM

May 2017

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