For someone who played a tough-talking executive on TV — “You’re fired!” — Donald Trump sure goes out of his way to avoid such confrontations. The real-life Donald, as president, typically had a hireling do the deed, sent a letter to the media or simply tweeted the news. But with FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, […]
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) said on Wednesday he thinks it’s a mistake for President-elect Trump to replace Christopher Wray as director of the FBI. Ivey added, however, he understands why Wray felt compelled to announce his departure from the agency on his own terms on Wednesday. “I don’t think he had much of a choice,”…
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during an Election Threats Task Force meeting at the Justice Department in September 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday announced he would resign from the bureau at the end of the Biden administration next month, with more than two […]
Christopher Wray, the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), says he will resign from his post before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. Wray announced his impending departure at an internal FBI meeting on Wednesday. President-elect Donald Trump has publicly signalled his desire to replace Wray with Kash Patel, a long-time loyalist […]
Trump picked Christopher Wray to lead the FBI in 2017, then soured on him before leaving office. Trump would have to fire Wray — or Wray would have to resign — for Patel to take over the bureau.
