Reading Room Document
Extending the Term of the FBI Director
It would be constitutional for Congress to enact legislation extending the term of Robert S. Mueller, III, as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/olc/file/2011-06-20-extend-fbi-dir-term/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit