Donald Trump is wrecking the interviews of candidates to be the FBI Director by limiting them to 10-20 minutes where he spends the meetings talking about himself or appearing distracted.
Reuters has the inside scoop, “Three close associates of three contenders for the job, all of whom have been interviewed by Trump, said the candidates were summoned to the White House for 10- to 20-minute conversations with Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Those conversations, which followed initial interviews at the Justice Department, have been light on questions about substantive issues facing the agency, the three associates said. While the department has compiled a long list of candidates for the White House, there has been no ‘clear framework or logic for who was interviewed and why,’ said one of the sources. Another of the three sources described the process as chaotic and said that in one interview, Trump spoke mostly about himself and seemed distracted.”
When the President fires the FBI Director then isn’t stable enough to conduct interviews to hire a new one, this is a national security issue for the United States of America. The country needs an FBI Director, but the nation has a president that is no out of it that he can’t ask detailed and knowledgeable questions of the candidates.
If there is ever a time when the American people should demand focus from any president, it is when they are filling important positions like FBI Director. The next FBI Director will have a ten-year term. We can’t afford to have Donald Trump, who would rather be golfing or watching Fox News make this decision.
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For those who think that Pence is clean, notice that he is also in the room during these interviews. It is clear that Pence and Sessions are looking for someone who will make the Russia investigation go away.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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