Oklahoman: Keating ‘Honored’ But Unlikely For FBI Post
Keating doesn’t expect to get FBI job
by Nolan Clay
Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating was interviewed Wednesday by President Donald Trump for the FBI’s top job but said he does not expect to be chosen.
“If they wanted me, I certainly would be honored, but I really don’t think that’s going to happen,” Keating, 73, told The Oklahoman after his interview at the White House.
Keating, a Republican, was identified as one of four candidates being interviewed Wednesday for the position of FBI director.
Trump last week fired James Comey, who had been FBI director since 2013. The abrupt dismissal triggered harsh criticism of the decision, since it came in the midst of an FBI investigation of Russia’s meddling into last year’s presidential election.