Updated: Cornyn to interview for FBI chief on Saturday
Written by Todd J. Gillman, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The FBI needs a new director. Texas Sen. John Cornyn is a former judge who may be itching for a new opportunity, and he likely would sail through a confirmation process that might trip up other contenders.
Does that make for a match? Cornyn will interview for the post on Saturday with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
A White House aide confirmed Friday afternoon that Cornyn is one of 11 people under consideration to replace James Comey, the FBI chief fired Tuesday night by President Donald Trump amid an ongoing investigation of Russian meddling in the U.S. election last year.
By evening, multiple news outlets were reporting that Cornyn was one of four candidates scheduled for a job interview on Saturday, along with acting FBI director Andrew McCabe; Alice Fisher, a former assistant attorney general who previously led the Justice Department's criminal division; and Judge Michael Garcia of the New York State Court of Appeals.
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