By David Corn Mother Jones WASHINGTON — The pending nomination of James Comey to become FBI chief is a poke in the eye with a very sharp stick for the Cheney crowd. Comey, deputy attorney general during the W. years, has drawn criticism from civil libertarians for being part of an administration that waterboarded (though…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In coming weeks we’re likely to hear comments — pro and con — for the nomination of James Comey for FBI director. Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued a statement Friday saying that that anticipated nomination deserves some scrutiny. ‘Specifically, the publicly available evidence…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama’s reported pick of former Justice official James Comey for FBI director has triggered many reports in the media. Here is a sampling of some of those. The Christian Science Monitor: With the reported pick of James Comey to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, President…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the end, President Obama opted for a white guy — and a lawyer at that — to head the FBI. It appears America is not quite ready for a woman, or a black person for that matter, to head what the White House and some others clearly see as the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama appears to have opted for a former Justice Department official from the Bush days to head the FBI. The New York Times, citing a person with knowledge of the selection, reported that James B. Comey, a hedge fund executive and a former senior Justice Department official under President…
By Murray Waas The Atlantic In March 2004, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales made a now-famous late-night visit to the hospital room of Attorney General John Ashcroft, seeking to get Ashcroft to sign a certification stating that the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program was legal. According to people familiar with statements recently made by Gonzales…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Washington Post editorial on Tuesday praised FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and endorsed two people who have been mentioned as possible replacements when Mueller’s 10-year term expires in September. The Post said the White House should seriously consider as replacements former deputy Attorney General James B. Comey,…
