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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I thought that positions like the director of the FBI were Congressional Appointments, so I don't think she can just walk in and fire him, I believe that she can demand his resignation, which could open an ugly fight.
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FBI Director is nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate (Obama nominated Comey in an attempt to be non-partisan, how well that worked out).
Usually the FBI director has a fixed term of 10 years. A president can fire an FBI director, or Congress can impeach them.
The only FBI director to ever have been fired is William S. Sessions, who was fired by, after repeated requests to step down, Bill Clinton.
Clinton might not want to do that though, if she does that does that increase the risk of Congress assigning a special prosecutor? Maybe she tires to work with Comey and the DoJ keeps him on a tighter leash and Comey works to get the FBI back on track?