Firing someone who is investigating you is a counterproductive strategy.

- Stephen Farnsworth

FBI directors serve at the pleasure of the president, but they often have terms that transcend partisan transfers of power at the White House. Firing…

- Stephen Farnsworth

The one thing you never want to do in politics is take the hit for someone else's misconduct - especially someone as erratic as President Trump.

- Stephen Farnsworth

It's generally not wise to pick a fight with law enforcement in politics, especially when you're in the middle of a pretty significant scandal alread…

- Stephen Farnsworth

Presidents are given immense power in the American political system when it comes to personnel. FBI directors are given ten-year terms to insulate th…

- Stephen Farnsworth