FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday signaled in a light-hearted joke that he anticipates serving his full 10-year term.

“You’re stuck with me for another six and a half years,” Comey said during his opening remarks at a cybersecurity conference in Boston.

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He moved on quickly from the remark and declined to take questions from the press.

Comey has been under fierce pressure from Democrats to reveal whether the bureau is investigating alleged links between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials — a silence notable given the director’s public accounting last year of the probe into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Virginia Democrat blasts Trump's 'appalling' remark about COVID-19 deaths in 'blue states' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE’s use of a private email server while secretary of State, critics say.

Some have suggested that Comey, who was appointed by former President Obama in 2013, should step down over his handling of the investigation.

Comey has been invited to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in a public hearing on its investigation into Russian interference in the election later this month. He has rebuffed invitations to brief the committee behind closed doors in the past.