Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has an unblemished reputation as an investigator with integrity and will conduct a thorough investigation of Trump’s campaign and Russia without regard for politics, his former second-in-charge said Sunday.
By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — In the federal government, there are inside people and outside people, those who work in the bowels of the bureaucracy and others who seek out the media glare. Timothy P. Murphy is an inside guy. The FBI’s new deputy director speaks in the language of corporate…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Expect a game of musical chairs over at FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue now that the number two person John Pistole has left the agency and Timothy Murphy, the number three person, has replaced him. Nothing has been announced yet, but the rumors are circulating. Here’s one set of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As expected, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III tapped Timothy P. Murphy to become the second in command at the FBI. “Tim has consistently shown exceptional leadership and met tough challenges head-on,” Mueller said in a statement issued Thursday. “I have every expectation that he will do the same…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Timothy Murphy, the FBI’s number three person, will fill in for John Pistole, the number two person, and is a likely candidate to take over that spot permanently, sources familiar with the situation tell ticklethewire.com. Pistole will be leaving the FBI to head up the the Transportation Security Administration. The U.S….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI’s number two man John Pistole, who was considered a sure bet, was confirmed unanimously by the Senate Friday to head the Transportation Security Administration, The Hill newspaper reported. Pistole, who was highly respected in the FBI, was the third nominee for the post. The two others, ex-FBI agent Erroll…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Timothy Murphy, the FBI’s number three person, seems to be a name circulating in the agency’s rumor mill as a strong prospect to replace deputy director John Pistole, the number two man at the FBI, sources say. The rumor mill kicked into gear on Tuesday, one day after President…
