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Lieberman as head of FBI would be 'big mistake,' Cory Booker says
I am surprised more Democrats are not coming out against the possible appointment of Lieberman as FBI Director. He has no experience whatsoever. It seems like Trump is simply considering him to try to pacify Graham and McCain.
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/05/sen_lieberman_as_head_of_fbi_would_be_big_mistake.html
NEWARK -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told reporters Friday appointing a politician to lead the FBI would "send the wrong message at the wrong time" and urged President Trump to pick a leader with deep ties to the law enforcement community.
The frontrunner to replace ousted FBI Director James Comey is reportedly four-term former senator from Connecticut and Democratic vice presidential nominee, Joe Lieberman.
"I think it'd be a big mistake to nominate Joe Lieberman," Booker told reporters outside Newark International Liberty Airport after a rally for workers. "This is not a time to put a politician, to a put a political person in charge of the FBI. This is a time where we should be having a career person who knows the FBI who could get bipartisan support."
Trump abruptly fired Comey this month saying it was necessary to restore "public trust and confidence" in the nation's top law enforcement agency. Comey was leading an FBI investigation on whether the president's campaign colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 race.
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