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Column: If Congress Extends FBI Dir. Mueller’s Term, Let’s Not Do it Again For Anyone Else
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– I have mixed feelings about the White House proposal to have FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III stay two years more beyond his 10-year term, which expires in September. The opinions of newspaper editorial boards around the country reflect my ambivalence. All recognize the need for continuity in such…
FBI Suspects Mobster “Whitey” Bulger is in Europe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI suspects that Top Ten Fugitive, Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger is hiding out in Europe, Time magazine reports. A team of investigators are ” keeping a close eye on Europe,” Time reported. “The team has an idea of which country Bulger is possibly in but won’t say for fear…
Agents’ Opinions Range from Good to Bad to Mixed on FBI Dir. Robert Mueller Getting 2-Year Extension
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Nearly everyone in the FBI can agree they were caught off guard by President Obama’s announcement Thursday that he would seek to have FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III stay on for two more years beyond his 10-year term. What they all don’t agree on is whether it’s a…
NY FBI JTTF Opts Out of NYPD Terror Case; Says Case was Problematic
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Friction is mounting between the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and New York police. Radio station WNYC reports that the FBI’s JTTF chose not to get involved in a case involving two New York men allegedly involved in a plot to blow up a local synagogue because it was problematic, was…
After Hoover, No FBI Director Has Served Longer than Robert S. Mueller III
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Next to the big guy, J. Edgar Hoover, Robert S. Mueller III is the longest serving FBI director. And with Thursday’s announcement of a proposed two-year extension — which seems all but certain Congress will OK — he’ll add to the record. His 10-year term is set to expire…
Agents’ Opinions Range from Good to Bad to Mixed on FBI Dir. Robert Mueller’s Proposed 2 Year Extension
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Nearly everyone in the FBI can agree they were caught off guard by President Obama’s announcement Thursday that he would seek to have FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III stay on for two more years beyond his 10-year term. What they all don’t agree on is whether it’s a…
Surprise Surprise: White House Wants FBI Dir. Mueller to Stay on for 2 More Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, President Obama announced Thursday he is seeking a two-year extension for FBI director Robert S. Mueller. The move took many by surprise considering a search was underway for a replacement for Mueller whose 10-year term was coming to an end in September. “In his ten…