One of the things that made President Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey such an earthquake in Washington is that it came with little warning and no successor lined up. But soon after the firing, the president suggested the vacancy would not last long:

President Trump indicated Saturday he will soon name a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey. “We can make a fast decision,” Trump told reporters, saying it is “possible” the final choice could come before Friday when he heads to Saudi Arabia for the first foreign trip of his presidency.


On May 15, Trump said the search was “moving rapidly.”

That was nearly three weeks ago. The Trump interviewed two new candidates for FBI director on Tuesday, former deputy FBI director John Pistole and former assistant attorney general Chris Wray.