Last Updated: 02 May, 2024 | Views: 250
Age: 63
Profession: Lawyer
Other Profession(s): Business Men
Famous For: 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Higher Education: University of Chicago (JD)
Net Worth: $14 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
James Comey is an American lawyer who was the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013.James Comey was born on December 14, 1960 in Yonkers, New York. James Comey was a registered Republican for most of his adult life; however, in 2016, James Comey described himself as unaffiliated. He became a senior research scholar and Hertog fellow on national security law at Columbia Law School.
James Comey Career:
James Comey Earlier Career:
• From 1996 to 2001, James Comey was Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney in charge of the Richmond Division of the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
• In 1996, James Comeyacted as deputy special counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee.
James Comey Work AsAssistant U.S. attorney:
• From 1996 to 2001, James Comey was Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney in charge of the Richmond Division of the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
• In 1996, James Comey acted as deputy special counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee.
James Comey Work in Private Sector
• In August 2005, it was announced that Comey would enter the private sector, becoming the general counsel and senior vice president for Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Department of Defense's largest contractor.
• On February 1, 2013, after leaving Bridgewater, he was appointed by Columbia University Law School as a senior research scholar and Hertog fellow on national security law.
James Comey Work AsDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The May 2013 reports became official the following month when President Barack Obama revealed that he would nominate James Comey to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• On July 29, 2013, the Senate confirmed James Comeyto a full ten-year term as FBI director. He was confirmed by a vote of 93–1. Two senators voted present.
James Comey Party affiliation
• James Comey was a registered Republican for most of his life. He donated to Senator John McCain's campaign in the 2008 presidential election and to Governor Mitt Romney's campaign in the 2012 presidential election.
• James Comey donated to Senator Amy Klobuchar's campaign in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
James Comey Unknown Facts:
• Government surveillance oversight: In his July 2013 FBI confirmation hearing, James Comey said that the oversight mechanisms of the U.S. government have sufficient privacy protections.
• Dismissal: President Trump formally dismissed Comey on May 9, 2017, less than 4 years into his 10-year term as Director of the FBI.
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