▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate , ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁Act ing ▁Director ▁Andrew ▁McC abe ▁after ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁former ▁Director ▁James ▁Com ey ▁by ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁ ▁Term ▁of ▁office ▁ ▁The ▁F BI ▁Director ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁and , ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁subject ▁to ▁confirm ation ▁by ▁the ▁Senate . ▁J . ▁Ed gar ▁Ho over , ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Cal vin ▁C ool idge ▁to ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁office ▁of ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁was ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁Director , ▁holding ▁the ▁position ▁from ▁its ▁establishment ▁under ▁the ▁current ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Ho over ' s ▁length y ▁ten ure ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Water gate ▁era , ▁by ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Om n ibus ▁Crime ▁Control ▁Act , ▁Congress ▁limited ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁future ▁F BI ▁direct ors ▁to ▁ten ▁years , ▁" an ▁unus ually ▁long ▁ten ure ▁that ▁Congress ▁established ▁to ▁ins ulate ▁the ▁director ▁from ▁political ▁pressure ." ▁This ▁rule ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁for ▁Robert ▁Mu eller ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁due ▁to ▁serious ▁security ▁concerns ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Direct ors ▁serve ▁a