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20 Jul 2017 04:10

President Trump shared some alternative history during his interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, confidently saying that "out of courtesy," the FBI director began reporting to the Department of Justice during Richard Nixon's tenure as president, but "the FBI person really reports directly to the president of the United States." This is not true. The FBI director is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, but reports to the attorney general. As the FBI spells it out on i...
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