FBI MOVES FORWARD – AT 11:50 A.M. ET:  No, contrary to rumor, Trump hasn't sold the FBI to Putin.  Please put that out of your mind:  From ABC News:   

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are interviewing candidates to take over the FBI as interim director, after James Comey's firing Tuesday.

Four candidates are being interviewed today, fielded from senior FBI and Justice Department officials and the heads of FBI field offices across the country, according to a Justice Department official.

The four candidates: FBI Executive Assistant Director Paul Abbate, who leads the agency’s cyber and criminal branch; National Counterintelligence Executive William Evanina; Special Agent Adam Lee, who runs the Richmond field office; and Special Agent Michael Anderson, who runs the Chicago field office.

A new FBI director is expected to be chosen and announced within the next 24 to 48 hours.

"The president is in the process of evaluating individuals who will be able to fill that spot, lead the FBI and restore the confidence in the American people,” Vice President Mike Pence said today on Capitol Hill.

COMMENT:  It is also expected that the president will visit the FBI within the next few days for a morale-building talk.

The story says that a new FBI director will be announced within the next 24 to 48 hours.  I'm assuming that's accurate and that the writer didn't mean to say "interim director."  Even if a new, permanent director is announced, it will still take weeks or months to get him or her confirmed by the Senate.

May 11, 2017