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Although by law the position of FBI Director is limited to 10 years, in 2011 when Dir. Mueller's term expired there was widespread mistrust of President Obama's ability to appoint a new director to a 10-year term. A myriad of questionable associations and dealings within the [[Obama administration]] went unresolved. The old Independent Counsel law lapsed, which required a panel of 3 judges to appoint an independent counsel. Under existing law [[Eric Holder]] would have to appoint a Special Counsel to prosecute himself after he was held in [[contempt of Congress]] for obstructing the [[Fast and Furious]] investigation.
Although by law the position of FBI Director is limited to 10 years, in 2011 when Dir. Mueller's term expired there was widespread mistrust of President Obama's ability to appoint a new director to a 10-year term. A myriad of questionable associations and dealings within the [[Obama administration]] went unresolved. The old Independent Counsel law lapsed, which required a panel of 3 judges to appoint an independent counsel. Under existing law [[Eric Holder]] would have to appoint a Special Counsel to prosecute himself after he was held in [[contempt of Congress]] for obstructing the [[Fast and Furious]] investigation.
With a [[bi-partisan]] consensus, Mueller was asked to stay on an additional two-years unless or until Obama received a mandate in the [[2012 Presidential election]]. Upon re-election, Obama appointed [[James Comey]] to a full ten-year term, who subsequently was as fired by President [[Donald Trump]] for mishandling of the [[Hillary Clinton email scandal]] which brought the Federal Bureau of Investigation into widespread disrepute among Clinton supporters and opponents, the Congress, and the public at large.
With a [[bi-partisan]] consensus, Mueller was asked to stay on an additional two-years unless or until Obama received a mandate in the [[2012 Presidential election]]. Upon re-election, Obama appointed [[James Comey]] to a full ten-year term, who subsequently was fired by President [[Donald Trump]] for mishandling of the [[Hillary Clinton email scandal]] which brought the Federal Bureau of Investigation into widespread disrepute among Clinton supporters and opponents, the Congress, and the public at large.
==Background and career==
==Background and career==