The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following FBI Director Christopher Wray's resignation ...
FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign in January, as President-elect Donald Trump takes office and plans to replace him with Kash Patel.
President-elect Donald J. Trump had already signaled his intention to replace Mr. Wray with a longtime loyalist, Kash Patel.
Wray's resignation makes him the second straight FBI director driven out by Trump, who during his first term in office fired Wray's predecessor James Comey.
Trump had signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel.
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced he is retiring from his post in January at the end of the current administration and, until then, will focus on the ...
President-elect Donald Trump previously announced he will nominate Kash Patel for the role, although Wray still had three years remaining on his 10-year ...
Wray, who incurred Donald Trump's ire, said quitting was "the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray".
The FBI director and former top Justice Department official has been taking criticism from Trump since Trump appointed him in 2017.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray addresses employees at a town hall on December 11, 2024.
FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers Dec. 11 that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January, an announcement that ...