Trump/Comey
Few FBI Directors Survive the Full 10 Years
President Trump fired FBI Director Comey yesterday. Stating that he is "not able to effectively lead the Bureau", the president dismissed the controversial Director less than four years into his ten year contract. As our infographic shows, Comey isn't alone in looking back on a short tenure at the top of the FBI. Since the end of J. Edgar Hoover's 48 year stint, only Robert S. Mueller has made it to (and past) the ten year mark.
Number of years served by FBI directors in the United States from 1912 to 2023
Public opinion on why President Trump fired former FBI chief Comey as of May 2017
Number of years served by Presidents of the European Commission from 1958 to 2025
Length of time spent in office by every President of the United States from 1789 to 2026 (in years)
Criminals who have spent the longest time on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the United States as of March 2022
Longest-ruling non-royal leaders in the world between 1900 and 2025, by years in office
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