the first time a director of the storied agency has been dismissed. - 1993 -

[asiliveandbreathe]

Defiant FBI Chief Is Fired by President : Law enforcement: Alleged ethical abuses by Sessions are cited as reason for dismissal. He refused to resign.

The FBI director is appointed to a 10-year term but serves at the pleasure of the President.


July 20, 1993

http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-20/news/mn-15006_1_law-enforcement-agencies


WASHINGTON — FBI Director William S. Sessions, who stubbornly refused to resign despite Justice Department ethics findings that he abused his office, was fired Monday by President Clinton--the first time a director of the storied agency has been dismissed


Clinton and Atty. Gen. Janet Reno, steeling the Administration against claims that the decision was politically motivated, used unmistakably blunt language to describe Sessions' failings. Reno "has reported to me in no uncertain terms that he can no longer effectively lead the bureau and law enforcement community," Clinton said, adding that he fully agreed with her recommendation to replace Sessions immediately.

Bill Clinton cited the six-month-old highly critical report on Sessions' conduct by the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility, which investigated the director in the final year of the George Bush Administration.l

Much more at the link....basically misused perks off office....(seems to be no relation to POS jeff sessions)

Be well ALL...

[AmericanActivist]

1. Thanks for this historical reminder nm

[MadBadger]

2. Because of optics, Comey ain't getting fired anytime soon.

[Foggyhill]

4. He could in junuary

[MadBadger]

5. I would hope he resigns in January no matter what

Think it's more likely Trump gets rid of him than Hillary

[Demsrule86]

8. The day after the election...Obama should fire him. nt

[sarcasmo]

15. 1-20-17 Comey is gone.

[Foggyhill]

3. Guess it may happen again...

[pkdu]

6. He is however , the father of scumbag "Pete Sessions" of Texas. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Oh oh,is there a

some connection between Comey and Sessions? Smell s to high hell.

[GeorgeGist]

9. Best thing I've read all day ...

hope someone sends a copy to Jimbo.

[former9thward]

10. They do not serve "at the pleasure of the President".

They can be dismissed "for adequate cause" which is a far higher standard. Sessions was accused of misusing official funds and was fired. Comey has not been accused of anything like that.

[asiliveandbreathe]

11. Not yet! - BTW - the info was from 1993 article - serving at the pleasure

of the President...

The article above sited sessions misuse of funds....

[okaawhatever]

12. I'm not sure that is correct according to a couple of sources. It seems the CRS did a review in 2014

and found the following:

But according to a 2014 report by the Congressional Research Service, “there are no statutory conditions on the President’s authority to remove the FBI Director.” In other words, the President can indeed fire the FBI director. An FBI director can also be removed by congress, through the impeachment process.

http://heavy.com/news/2016/10/james-comey-fired-fbi-director-hillary-clinton-email-private-server-influence-election/

You may know more than me, but it seems when they wrote the law they didn't detail measures for removal except dismissal by the President and impeachment by Congress

Let me know if I have bad info. Thanks

[former9thward]

13. I disagree with the second sentence of the link comment on the CRS report.

Just because there are "no statutory conditions on the President’s authority to remove the FBI Director." does not mean the President can fire the Director at his whim. It has to be for cause -- which is a different standard than a cabinet officer or ambassador -- who can be fired for any reason at all.

[okaawhatever]

14. Okay. got it. I thought I remembered you being an attorney. Thx for info. nt