FBI Director James Comey is staying in his job. A Justice Department memo lists him among officials remaining in their positions under the Trump administration.
FBI directors are appointed to 10-year terms intended to carry across presidential administrations, even when a new party takes over the White House.
President Trump criticized the FBI during the campaign for its decision not to recommend the prosecution of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton , over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of State. But he also appeared to warmly greet Comey at a law enforcement gathering over the weekend.
Comey is in his fourth year in the job.
The New York Times first reported that Comey would stay on.
The director’s job has been a 10-year term since 1976. Since then, only one director has been removed prematurely — Reagan appointee William Sessions by Bill Clinton in 1993.
If you could talk to someone on the other side of the political spectrum about President Trump, what would you say to them?
Heather Huntington takes her 3-year-old son Ethan to the Los Angeles women’s march.
Huge crowds converge on the nation’s capital for Women’s March on Washington.
Thousands converge on downtown Los Angeles to march for women’s rights
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, D. C., on Jan. 20, 2017.
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, D. C., on Jan. 20, 2017.
