{"id":22121,"date":"2017-06-03T11:44:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T11:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=22121"},"modified":"2017-06-03T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T11:44:55","slug":"more-chaos-in-looking-for-fbi-boss-no-o-o-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=22121","title":{"rendered":"More chaos in looking for FBI boss? No-o-o-o!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/trumpdonald1_041717getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22126\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/trumpdonald1_041717getty-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/trumpdonald1_041717getty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/trumpdonald1_041717getty.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What? Do you mean to say that Donald Trump&#8217;s search for a new FBI director has become an exercise in chaos and confusion?<\/p>\n<p>Why, I simply cannot believe it.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, of course I can. And I <em>do<\/em> believe it.<\/p>\n<p>The president likely didn&#8217;t have a hiring plan ready to execute when he canned FBI Director James Comey a few weeks ago. Indeed, the director reportedly didn&#8217;t even know he was getting fired until he heard something on TV while he was preparing to meet with FBI agents in California. And then, he thought it was a prank, a joke. Well, it damn sure wasn&#8217;t a joke.<\/p>\n<p>Now The Hill reports that Trump&#8217;s selection and vetting process is turning into another kind of joke.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/business-a-lobbying\/336171-trump-fbi-director-interviews-chaotic-report\">http:\/\/thehill.com\/business-a-lobbying\/336171-trump-fbi-director-interviews-chaotic-report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hill and other media have reported that several candidates have dropped out of the running to replace Comey. Meanwhile, the president&#8217;s team reportedly is scrambling to find someone to fill the post much in the manner it is fighting to fill so many other senior positions within the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it appears that jobs once thought to be career builders for aspiring public servants now have been seen as career <em>enders.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It well might be that the post of FBI director has joined that dubious roster of government jobs that no one wants.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, given the chaos throughout the Trump administration we&#8217;ve seen to date, who can blame any top-notch law enforcement professional or legal eagle for their reluctance at stepping onto that political minefield?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What? Do you mean to say that Donald Trump&#8217;s search for a new FBI director has become an exercise in chaos and confusion? Why, I simply cannot believe it. Actually, of course I can. And I do believe it. The president likely didn&#8217;t have a hiring plan ready to execute when he canned FBI Director &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=22121\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">More chaos in looking for FBI boss? 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