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The FBI director is appointed by the president and, since 1972, subject to confirmation by the Senate. [2] [3] [7] J. Edgar Hoover, appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to the predecessor office of Director of the Bureau of Investigation in 1924, was by far the longest-serving director, holding the position from its establishment under the current title in 1935 until his death in 1972.
Christopher Asher Wray (born December 17, 1966) [2] is an American attorney who served as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2017 to 2025. [3] He was nominated by President Donald Trump to replace James Comey.
Trump has shown special interest in the FBI and the position of FBI director after he fired former FBI Director James Comey in 2017 during a time when the agency was investigating the Trump ...
The role of FBI director is supposed to be a 10-year term, to insulate the position from politics. ... USA TODAY Sports. 4 Nations Face-Off captains named for USA, Canada, Finland, Sweden; roster ...
Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY. ... WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be FBI Director, Kash Patel arrives for a meeting with Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) at the ...
The FBI chief nominee showed loyalty to the president on other issues, however. Asked by Durbin if Trump's Jan. 6 clemency made the U.S. safer, Patel said he hadn't examined all the Jan. 6 cases.
Founded in 1908, the FBI's first and arguably most famous director was J. Edgar Hoover. So who is current FBI Director Christopher A. Wray?
Freeh speaks at the farewell ceremony of outgoing Director Robert Mueller in 2013 Former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh at a press conference in the Estonian Ministry of Finance, Tallinn, 3 July 2020. Freeh approached acting New Jersey Governor Donald DiFrancesco, and offered to serve, without salary, as the state's anti-terrorism "czar".