Trump widens search for new FBI director
The president is broadening the search after at least two rounds of interviews with more than 10 contenders.
By Josh Dawsey and Josh Gerstein
05/24/2017 11:46 AM EDT
Updated 05/24/2017 01:25 PM EDT
President Donald Trump is seeking new candidates to replace fired FBI Director James Comey, broadening the search after at least two rounds of interviews with more than ten contenders for the post, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Administration sources had previously described former Sen. Joe Lieberman as the leading prospect for the high-profile job, but he ran into resistance from Democrats who questioned the wisdom of installing a former politician as FBI director, particularly as the agency grapples with a politically sensitive probe into possible ties between Russia and Trump’s presidential campaign.
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