n. 1  Any of various sedative narcotics that contain opium or one or more of its natural or synthetic derivatives. 2  A drug, hormone, or other chemical substance that has sedative or narcotic effects similar to those containing opium or its derivatives. Also called opioid.
James Brien Jim Comey, Jr. (born December 14, 1960) is an American lawyer and the current Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Comey was the United States Deputy Attorney General from December 2003 to August 2005, serving in President George W. Bush's administration. As Deputy Attorney General, Comey was the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), and ran the day-to-day operations of the Department.
Comey, a former hedge fund manager and former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, would take over the position from Robert Mueller. Mueller's term expires in September, and FBI officials hope Obama will formally make the nomination and leave ample time to confirm Comey before the post must be vacated. Comey is most well-known for an incident in 2004, when he was standing in for Attorney General John Ashcroft, who was hospitalized with pancreatitis.