the president. could the attorney general fire the fbi director? i don t know there is precedent for that. no, it would have to come from the president. you were probably going in this direction. the fbi is 35,000 plus strong. one of the strengths of the fbi is that its political layer is so remarkably thin. by that i mean, how many of those 35,000 employees are political appointees? the answer is, only one. every other man and woman in the fbi is a career civil servant. will you describe for our audience your role at the fbi. two roles. i had the privilege of working for two directors. i worked for bob mueller in 2002 and 2003 as counsel for the director and also i worked for jim comey as his chief of staff. so i got to work with these men and women. they re extraordinary. i can t prove to you here that the fbi is not in at thatattersn
to answer the earlier question, who can, you know, fire the director? obviously, the president. yeah. could the attorney general fire the fbi director? i don t know there is president for that. no, it would have to come from the president. you were probably going in this direction. the fbi is 35,000 plus strong. one of the strengths of the fbi is its political layer is so remarkably thin. by that, how many of the 35,000 employees are political appointees? the answer is is only oonly one uh-huh. every other man and woman in the fbi is a civil servant. will you describe your role? two roles. i had the privilege for working for two directors, bob muller in 2002 and 2003 as counsel to the director and from 19 i m sorry, 2013 to 2015, not that old. [ laughter ] i worked for jim comey as his chief of staff so i got to work
confidence when they re deciding cases across it country? i think this is antilaw enforc enforcement and criminal. when barb says this is going to be nation wide implications, across law enforcement. this is not in a corridor conflict. does that ring for you? i m concerned about the morale. as barb mentioned you have dedicated men and women that do a great job no matter who s in the white house. it s not a red or blue way to be an fbi agent. but to serve. it really strikes at it morale of going in every day and doing the great work on behalf of the country. when you hear these rumblings. who can fire the director? i mean obviously we ve seen this. the president. could the attorney general fire the fbi director?