Sessions, Rosenstein interviewing potential interim FBI directors Wednesday

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Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are interviewing potential interim FBI directors Wednesday, according to a Justice Department official.

Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is one of those being interviewed, the official said.
By statute, McCabe became acting FBI director Tuesday in the wake of James Comey's firing.
The official said an announcement of the decision should come soon -- later Wednesday or Thursday.


The candidates are not just limited to FBI officials -- they must be someone with significant law enforcement experience. The official said it cannot be a former US attorney.
The official expects four to eight individuals to be interviewed.
If McCabe is not selected, he will go back to being deputy director.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/james-comey-replacements/index.html

[dalton99a]

1. Interview question #1: "Can you say "There's no ties"?"

[octoberlib]

2. Yep and "will you admit that Obama wiretapped Trump?"

[Hugin]

3. It occurs to me that maybe the firing was a stall tactic. To become Director of the FBI requires...

a Senate Confirmation.

So, the purpose is two-fold; delay and have someone go in and find out what is known while "losing a bunch of stuff and people."

[Proud liberal 80]

4. I am confused

You can appoint someone as interim FBI director? I thought the deputy is the interim until the POTUS nominates and Senate confirms? What stops Trump from appointing sone stooge as the "interim" while having no intent on ever getting a real one confirmed by the Senate?

[SergeStorms]

5. The candidates range from Rudy Giuliani to.....

Rudy Giuliani. Well, Chris Christie MIGHT be considered, but as always, not seriously.

Then Trump will instruct 'Ghouliani', you know, "America's Mayor" to artfully end the investigation for "lack of evidence".

That is all. Return to work in the fields, comrades. This year's harvest will be the finest ever! спасибо (sposibo, for all of you Americanskis).

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. Aren't both Giuliani and Christie former US Attorneys?

They say they're not considering former US Attorneys, although IIRC Comey was one himself? Is that some sort of actual newly instituted legal provision or just a matter of their preference?

BTW, I love the screen name. I love Tim Dorsey.