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Bucky

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8. I should be able to find something more authoritative, but

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 04:37 PM

Mar 2017

The wiki article on the job states the FBI director has a 10-year term of office. Several of them, like Louis Freeh (and I expect James Comey), were appointed by one president but continued to serve for some years under a different one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation

Both Obama and Clinton have fired (but technically called for them to submit letters resigning) FBI directors, and it was in their first year in office, but in each case there was clearly a scandal that led to their resignations.

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If Trump fires Comey... [View all] kentuck Mar 2017 OP

I bet Trump wishes he had this country and his govt set up like pooty poot's meadowlark5 Mar 2017 #1

no he doesnt care MFM008 Mar 2017 #2

Prez can't just up and fire the FBI director Bucky Mar 2017 #3

Who defines a "scandal" or "misdeeds"? kentuck Mar 2017 #4

Malfeasance of office might be the term of art you're looking for here Bucky Mar 2017 #6

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Mar 2017 #5

Right. And very much to the point: he "can't afford to." Hortensis Mar 2017 #7

I should be able to find something more authoritative, but Bucky Mar 2017 #8