Ron Burgundy Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Barack Obama's nomination of James Comey, a Republican who earlier served as an independent-minded official in the Justice Department, as FBI director. The nomination now goes to the full Senate, which is expected to confirm Comey to replace Robert Mueller, who has led the bureau since shortly before the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. All eight Judiciary Committee Republicans joined the panel's 10 Democrats in supporting Comey's appointment to head the FBI. ... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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