Posted on 05/11/2017 6:21:32 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
President Donald Trumps decision to dismiss former FBI Director James Comey has precipitated a small cataclysm in the nations capital, as commentators speculate that Trump has dealt a deathblow to his administrations integrity.
Whether the public shares their assessment is still an open question, but Trump could strike a blow for competence and trust by installing a seasoned prosecutor widely admired by his political opposition Judge Merrick Garland, former President Barack Obamas last nominee to the Supreme Court.
The White House has been silent with respect to possible successors, names like Michael Chertoff and Ray Kelly have circulated widely in the hours after Comeys dismissal.
The strength of his resume alone could make Garland a serious candidate. The judge is a veteran of the highest levels of the Department of Justice, where he executed and supervised sensitive investigations and prosecutions of the sort America can expect in the coming years.
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His appointment would also open a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Democratic appointees have a 7-4 advantage on the court, widely considered the second most important in the country, as it has jurisdiction over most federal agencies. Trumps allies in conservative legal circles would relish the prospect of another GOP appointee on the panel.
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Provocative article...ping.
& Ray Kelly is a Democrat so no thanks even though he's a good Democrat
Oh hell no.
When was your first clue? When Chris Christie's name was mentioned?
Check out the comments at source. The Daily Caller readers are steaming mad about this article.
Barf alert!! Obama politicized the feds. The way the RATS are trying to take him down, Trump would be smart to bring in a loyalist.
Oh, please. Lunatics who write this type of tripe should be institutionalized.
John Pistole will be the next FBI director.
From the Daily Caller—a putatively conservative site.
Trey, Rudy, ...Ted Nugent.
The Chris Christie suggestion made me laugh out loud.
I trust Trump on this.
I’ll be happy with anyone who is real law and order and loyal to the president.
Lou Dobbs had the heart for the job, but not the legal mind.
LOL! And Chertoff?? No f-ing way! None of the candidates thus far are impressing
Please tell me Mr. Pistole is out of the NY office.....
John S. Pistole is the former Administrator of the United States Transportation Security Administration and a former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is currently the President of Anderson University.
I like people with a sense of humor, but no. The FBI director should believe in the rule of law and the Constitution as written. That eliminates all partisan democrats.
FBI
Pistole served as Deputy Director of the FBI from October 2004 to May 2010. As Deputy Director, Pistole was second in command within the FBI and pivotally involved in the formation of terrorism policies.
Pistole and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano meet with President Obama in the Oval Office.
TSA
Pistole was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration on 17 May 2010 and was unanimously confirmed to serve in that position by the United States Senate on 25 June 2010. On 16 November 2010 Pistole defended his agency’s new extensive pat-down procedures and Advanced Imaging Technology (A.I.T) as necessary.
On 21 November 2010, Pistole again justified the new search policies on CNN saying “We know through intelligence that there are determined people, terrorists who are trying to kill not only Americans but innocent people around the world.”[8] On 21 November 2010, Pistole acknowledged new TSA screening procedures are “invasive” and “uncomfortable” but said they were necessary. Many questions raised by American citizens regarding this policy remain unanswered and Pistole has remained silent regarding significant constitutional objections.
After a February 2011 attempt by a TSA VIPR team in Savannah to search passengers disembarking from an Amtrak train, the TSA was banned from Amtrak property by Amtrak Police Chief John O’Connor.
On October 16, 2014, Pistole announced that he would retire as TSA Administrator effective December 31, 2014 and take a position in academia. On October 27, 2014, he was elected to be the fifth president of his alma mater, Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.
He may surprise, but he won't disappoint.
NO!
How ‘bout “NO WAY in HADES!!!!”
No.no. And no.
Dem heads would explode from coast to coast.
Which is not a bad thing.
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