Senate approves James Comey for FBI Director
Last edited Mon Jul 29, 2013, 07:29 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: USA Today
WASHINGTONThe U.S. Senate approved President Obama's nomination of James Comey to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Senate voted 93-1 Monday to confirm Comey, who will succeed Robert Mueller in the post. Two senators voted present.
His nomination received bipartisan support after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., withdrew his hold on the nomination after the FBI responded Monday to Paul's questions on domestic use of surveillance drones.
Comey, 52, served as deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush but earned support on both sides of the aisle for his 2004 role in scuttling efforts in the Bush White House to pursue a domestic surveillance program that the Justice Department deemed illegal.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/29/james-comey-fbi-director-senate-vote/2596761/
Roll call list here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00188
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(5,264 posts)Obama nominated him, i guess...
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(45,851 posts)Everyone knows only conservatives can really be trusted to handle power like being head of the FBI.
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(10,857 posts)... if your surname begins with a "B" or a "C," all records the FBI kept on you from 2001-2009 will be forever lost....