Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Comey is closer to being the next FBI director. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved Comey, Obama’s choice to replace Robert Mueller, the USA Today reports. Now the Senate must approve the nomination of the former senior Justice Department official. The USA Today wrote that Comey is almost guaranteed…
Michael E. Schmidt New York Times President Obama’s nominee for F.B.I. director, James Comey, faced a mostly friendly Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, and he is almost assured confirmation given strong bipartisan support. But his tenure as deputy attorney general in the George W. Bush administration raises important questions about his commitment to civil liberties…
By Spencer Ackerman The Gaurdian President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the FBI forcefully argued to the Senate that the oversight mechanisms on the government’s widespread surveillance of phone records and online habits sufficiently protect Americans’ privacy. James Comey, the former US deputy attorney general, said Tuesday that the secret surveillance court that approves…
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By Matthew Harwood ACLU Media Relations Associate Next Tuesday, James Comey will have his first job interview for succeeding Robert Mueller as director of the FBI. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will not only have the chance to determine whether Comey is qualified for the job—and we have our concerns—but an opportunity to examine…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for FBI director, James Comey, faces a tough confirmation battle over a host of controversial issues facing the agency. Comey, who served as deputy attorney general in President George W. Bush, is seeking Senate confirmation at a tough time for the FBI, reports The Hill. The Hill reports that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com He wasn’t the first choice of the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA. Nonetheless, the association’s President Konrad Motyka issued a statement Friday praising President Obama’s official nomination of former Justice Department official James Comey for FBI director. The association has recently endorsed Rep. Mike Rogers, a former FBI agent. “On behalf of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama today plans to make the long-anticipated announcement that he’s nominating James B. Comey, a senior Justice department under President George W. Bush, to take the helm at the FBI, White House officials told The New York Times. The administration’s plan is to convince the Senate to conform Comey by…
