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Line 203: + + − [[James B. Comey]] was appointed Director by President [[Barack Obama]] and assumed office on September 4, 2013. Director Mueller, whose term was set to expire prior to the [[2012 presidential election]], was asked to remain on for two years by a bipartisan consensus because of misgivings about Obama making a 10-year appoint. After securing a mandate, Obama appointed Comey, a Mueller protege. −
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===Comey era===
===Comey era===
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:{{Main article|FBI scandal}}
[[James B. Comey]] was appointed Director by President [[Barack Obama]] and assumed office on September 4, 2013. Director Mueller, whose term was set to expire prior to the [[2012 presidential election]], was asked to remain on for two years by a bipartisan consensus because of misgivings about Obama making a 10-year appoint. After securing a mandate, Obama appointed Comey, a Mueller protege.
[[File:112 2016 b4-napo-comey-hoove8201 c0-389-1420-1216 s885x516 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|In the Comey era, the FBI returned to the use of sexual blackmail and domestic spying on political opponents.]]
[[File:112 2016 b4-napo-comey-hoove8201 c0-389-1420-1216 s885x516 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|In the Comey era, the FBI returned to the use of sexual blackmail and domestic spying on political opponents.]]
Comey appointed [[James Baker (DOJ)|James Baker]] as General Counsel in January 2014,<ref>https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/pressrel/press-releases/james-a.-baker-appointed-as-fbis-general-counsel</ref> [[James Rybicki]] as his [[Chief of Staff]] in May 2015,<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2017/06/jim-rybick-fbi-chief-of-staff-biography-james-comey/</ref> and [[Andrew McCabe]] as Deputy Director in February 2016.
Comey appointed [[James Baker (DOJ)|James Baker]] as General Counsel in January 2014,<ref>https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/pressrel/press-releases/james-a.-baker-appointed-as-fbis-general-counsel</ref> [[James Rybicki]] as his [[Chief of Staff]] in May 2015,<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2017/06/jim-rybick-fbi-chief-of-staff-biography-james-comey/</ref> and [[Andrew McCabe]] as Deputy Director in February 2016.