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The structure of the FBI is created by the Director. To remove the Director of the FBI, is to essentially force a restructure of all the top agents and top management of the FBI. Those top agents run investigations.

If that's not an efficient way to stall an investigation, I don't know what is.

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The Director has to run the confirmation gauntlet of the Senate. A Trumpian yes-man will not survive that ordeal.

The Senate confirmed DeVos, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that the GOP will bend for Trump.

You don't need a yes man in charge to force a restructure, you just need someone new. An "interim" director who is in the position for a year+ forces a sufficient change to the structure.

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