Anonymous ID: 008f3d Dec. 23, 2017, 1:39 p.m. No.158885   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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://www.businessinsider.com/james-comey-defends-james-baker-fbi-trump-russia-2017-12

 

Former FBI director James Comey publicly defended James Baker, a top lawyer at the FBI who was recently reassigned to a different role under FBI director Christopher Wray.

• Comey said it was sad that "we are now at a point" when "anyone can be attacked for partisan gain."

• It was the first time Comey weighed in on the FBI's activities since his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee in June, one month after he was fired.

• Though it's normal practice for a new FBI director to bring in their own general counsel, some observers questioned the timing of Baker's reassignment, which comes as Republicans are pressuring the bureau to get rid of officials perceived as biased against President Donald Trump.