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2024-12-03 15:25:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7BDA2E8DE14E2F059E3136CD600F510F44034A286C08B5FE5DD05C0569810E25
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Under Article II, the president has the power to appoint and, as confirmed in the Supreme Court case Myers v. United States in 1926, the implied power to remove. Since 1973, the Judiciary Committee has conducted hearings on appointments to the FBI directorship. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/272us52
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