Hogwash.  Every FBI director's name is "out there."  They're essentially a quasi-cabinet member.  And post 9/11, the FBI is far more visible than they have been in the past.

I don't agree with some of Comey's views on things like privacy vs. security, although I view him as being like most "cops" in that regard.   But like every FBI director in my lifetime he has been a competent, diligent and honest public servant for decades.  He was appointed to high-ranking positions in the Justice department by both a Republican and Democratic president, and served with dignity throughout his tenures in three administrations, going against the wishes of administration members in all three.