Feinstein: My Recommendation for FBI Director Would Be Andrew McCabe

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FEINSTEIN: “Well, here’s the thing. I think we — that the appointment must be what is right for the FBI at this time. The FBI is a law enforcement organization. It is 35,000 people, a third of whom are agents. It is, in fact, separate from the political operation of our government, and I think — and I feel this very strongly — that the best appointee would be somebody that comes up in the FBI, actually a career appointment, someone who has been good, strong, is intelligent, understands this huge agency well, and there is one and that’s Andrew McCabe. He is the man in charge at the moment — well, not quite because we’ve now got a different situation. But that’s — that would be my recommendation. I don’t think the President will take it, and I regret that because I don’t think somebody should be a D or an R, a Democrat or a Republican. They should know all of the laws and regulations that govern this agency and be able to give it the kind of management direction which is strong and true and dedicated to the agency's independence and not the Capitol Hill.”