[onyx]

Four names are already in play and all four are too political and partisan, IMHO, to get past the demonic-rats:

Trey Gowdy

Sheriff David Clarke

Rudy Guiliani

Chris Christie

[Carl Vehse]

Take a look at the U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2, Clause 3. You might also want to check the Congressional Calendar for May 29 – June 2, 2017.

[JBW1949]

It doesn’t matter who Trump nominates, the liberal democrats are going to fight it...

[Bubba_Leroy]

Four names are already in play and all four are too political and partisan, IMHO, to get past the demonic-rats

Gosh, it sure is a shame that Harry Reid unilaterally changed the rules so that the Republicans don't need any Democrats to confirm. McConnell just needs to keep 3 or more RINOs from defecting.

[trisham]

General Jack Keane.

[catnipman]

I like your list, except Clarke doesn’t have anywhere near the necessary kind of experience to be successful in this position, even though I love the guy to pieces.

The others have all been big-time Federal prosecutors along with substantial other law enforcement backgrounds prior to those appointments. Rudy and Chris of course also have big-time bureaucratic administrative experience.

People here hate Chris Christie, but as FBI director I think he’d be hell on wheels, as would Trey Gowdy. Rudy would be good too, but Rudy is 72, and I would think a younger man would have more energy and more need to make his mark.