There is nothing normal about removing the FBI director, as a general matter. It’s an extraordinary measure. This is an office that is typically served for a term of years, 10 years, to be precise.

Comey really spent an enormous amount of energy in the period in which both he and Trump were in office trying to protect the FBI from political interference from the White House.
BENJAMIN WITTES

House Office Political
As a general matter, if the president wants to withdraw from a treaty, he simply gets to do that. And that’s part of the powers of the office.
BENJAMIN WITTES

Office President Withdraw
Recommended additon to the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: “A right to not have your data rise up and attack you.”
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Attack Bills Data Rights
Asking journalists to denounce leaks because of their deleterious effects on the functioning of government is as hopeless as asking an airline to denounce jet fuel because of its impact on the environment.
BENJAMIN WITTES

Asking Government Impact
There is nothing normal about removing the FBI director, as a general matter. It’s an extraordinary measure. This is an office that is typically served for a term of years, 10 years, to be precise.
BENJAMIN WITTES

FBI General Office Remove Term
You know, you don’t get to survive that long without making some compromises.
BENJAMIN WITTES

Compromise Long Some Survive
When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that’s something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers are simply too vast.
BENJAMIN WITTES

Promise Something Thinking

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