U.S. President Barack Obama decided to propose a Republican to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, according to New York Times.

U.S. President Barack Obama decided to propose a Republican to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, according to New York Times.

James Comey, 52, is a former Director of one of the hedge funds and is currently a professor at Columbia Law School as he will replace Robert Muller, who must by law leave his post in September. Yet it is not clear when Mr. Obama will announce the nomination.

The newspaper briefed two persons who are close to the President. The White House hasn’t commented yet.
By choosing Mr. Comey, a Republican, Obama strongly addressed bipartisanship as he faces Republican criticism and difficulty winning confirmation of initiatives in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

The newspaper considers Mr. Comey is an acceptable choice to Democrats since he refused to acquiesce to White House aides and reauthorize a program for eavesdropping without warrants when he was serving as acting attorney general in 2004.
Mr. Comey has also to face a limited budget and spending cuts in his new position.