US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: Wall Street Journal
Author: Del Quentin Wilber
17 May 2017
John Cornyn Withdraws as Candidate for FBI Post, Calls for ‘Independent’ Director
A leading candidate to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas), withdrew from consideration Tuesday, providing another sign that a partisan figure might have a hard time winning confirmation to the influential law-enforcement post. “Now more than ever the country needs a well-credentialed, independent FBI director,” Mr. Cornyn said.