Does this comey asswipe have a boss??

[boston bean]

Why the fuck is he writing and sending emails to the press. Wtholy everlovinfuck!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The FBI is under the jurisdiction of the DoJ, so

presumably the Attorney General would be his boss.

[tritsofme]

2. He serves at the pleasure of the president.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Not exactly. The FBI director is appointed for a 10-year term

and can be fired for cause or impeached. Bill Clinton fired Director William Sessions halfway through his term because Sessions misused official resources (for example, he used FBI airplanes for personal trips). Congress can also remove an FBI director by impeachment. Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution says that any civil officer can be removed if the Senate, by a 2/3 vote, convicts on a finding of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

[MoonRiver]

4. Would interfering with a presidential election qualify

as a high crime or misdemeanor?

[tritsofme]

5. According to this document from the Congressional Research Service:

The position of FBI Director has a fixed 10-year term, and the officeholder cannot be reappointed, unless Congress acts to allow a second appointment of the incumbent. There are no statutory conditions on the President’s authority to remove the FBI Director.

www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41850.pdf

I take this to mean that the president can fire the FBI Director as he can any other Senate confirmed executive branch official.