# Joe Lieberman Front-runner for FBI Director **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 18, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956 "2017-05-18T20:49:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/41 "2017-05-24T22:35:32Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Director of the FBI is probably the most prestigious law enforcement job in the U.S. so there would be lots of candidates. There would be lots of candidates willing to take the job from a different President, yes. From this guy? I expect the pool of qualified people _willing_ to take it is smaller than the norm. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/42 "2017-05-25T06:45:09Z")
Who’d want the job?!..the choice would seemed to be to either to refuse to shield Trump’s illegal activities (Russiagate) and be fired or protect Trump in that regard and go to prison for it eventually. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/43 "2017-05-25T06:49:23Z")
A Special Counsel, former FBI director Mueller, has been appointed to investigate Russiagate. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/44 "2017-05-25T14:57:48Z")
> [@ataraxy22](#): > > Who’d want the job?!..the choice would seemed to be to either to refuse to shield Trump’s illegal activities (Russiagate) and be fired or protect Trump in that regard and go to prison for it eventually. Trump will need someone who will swear a personal oath of fealty to him, and be willing to obstruct any and all investigations into his campaign’s Russia connections. Downside; A very good chance of going to jail upon failure. Upside; If successful, a post for life in Emperor Trump’s inner circle. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/45 "2017-05-25T16:41:55Z")
Trump’s life, maybe, but not yours. Want a test on the importance of loyalty with Il Douche, just check with Chris Christie, Burger Fetcher Emeritus. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/46 "2017-05-25T20:04:41Z")
Ask Sean Spicer how much good his loyalty has done for _him_, either. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/47 "2017-05-25T20:10:42Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Ask Sean Spicer how much good his loyalty has done for _him_, either. It has made him a lot more famous: a huge number of people (including myself) had never heard of him previously. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956/48 "2017-05-25T20:19:55Z")
Well nobody ever heard of Monica Lewinsky either, and I bet she would have preferred that it had remained that way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-lieberman-front-runner-for-fbi-director/786956.md?page=2)