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FBI Question about Comey? (Original Post) brettdale Oct 2016 OP
Comey is the Director of the FBI. CentralMass Oct 2016 #1
Comey's the big boss, so he can do that librechik Oct 2016 #2

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
1. Comey is the Director of the FBI.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:47 PM
Oct 2016
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation#Responsibilities

"Along with the Deputy Director, the Director ensures cases and operations are handled correctly. The Director also is in charge of staffing the leadership in any one of the FBI field offices with qualified agents. The Director briefed the president on any issues that arose from within the FBI until the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 was enacted in response to the September 11 attacks. Since then, the director reports to the Director of National Intelligence, who in turn reports to the President.[3]:

librechik

(30,676 posts)
2. Comey's the big boss, so he can do that
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:48 PM
Oct 2016

He can also display better judgment about revealing FBI investigations to the public. Raising an alarm days before the election is sabotage, not serving the public.

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