{"id":30601,"date":"2017-05-25T05:50:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=30601"},"modified":"2017-05-25T05:50:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T05:50:14","slug":"joe-lieberman-no-longer-front-runner-fbi-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/joe-lieberman-no-longer-front-runner-fbi-director.html","title":{"rendered":"Joe Lieberman no longer front-runner for FBI director"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Joe Lieberman no longer front-runner for FBI director<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Former U.S. senator Joe Lieberman, who had risen to the top of President Trump&#39;s list of candidates to serve as the next FBI director, has fallen from the top tier amid concerns about bipartisan pushback to his nomination.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Lieberman, who met with Trump last week and was said to be a surprise favorite for the job, has no law enforcement experience. But Trump favored him after their meeting, telling reporters that he was close to making a decision and that the former senator was a finalist.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">According to a senior administration official, Lieberman is still being considered, but there are concerns within the White House about his viability as a candidate. Resistance from some senators has given the White House pause, and there is concern about nominating a politician to the post.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The former U.S. senator from Connecticut, who left the Democratic Party to become an independent, faced opposition from Democrats over his status as a politician, which many feared would politicize the post.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">After Trump&#39;s firing of FBI Director James B. Comey sparked controversy, the White House is seeking to allay concerns on both sides of the aisle by picking a replacement who would receive bipartisan support in the Senate.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">That Lieberman is also an attorney at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres &amp; Friedman in New York, the law firm hired by Trump to spearhead his outside defense in the ongoing federal probes over his campaign&#39;s ties to Russia, has also been a source of criticism.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Trump, who is about halfway through his first international trip as president, will resume interviews for FBI director when he returns, according to the official.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Other candidates have continued to meet with officials at the Department of Justice during Trump&#39;s travels.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Source:-&nbsp;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/post-politics\/wp\/2017\/05\/24\/joe-lieberman-no-longer-front-runner-for-fbi-director\/?utm_term=.c131af32ad0b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/joe-lieberman-no-longer-front-runner-fbi-director.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Lieberman no longer front-runner for FBI director Former U.S. senator Joe Lieberman, who had risen to the top of President Trump&#39;s list of candidates to serve as the next FBI director, has fallen from the top tier amid concerns about bipartisan pushback to his nomination. 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