According to multiple reports, FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign before incoming President Donald Trump can fire him.
“He’s going to be gone at the inauguration. On or before the inauguration,” a source close to the bureau told The Washington Times.
From The Washington Times:
Following Mr. Wray’s departure, Deputy Director Paul Abbate will become acting director and appoint an acting deputy director. Mr. Abbate’s original plan was to stay until May or June so he could help with the transition to a new FBI director.
Kash Patel, Mr. Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is meeting Republican senators on Capitol Hill this week. Mr. Patel, who has served as the defense secretary’s chief of staff and senior adviser to the National Security Council, was tapped by Mr. Trump to shake up the FBI management.
Mr. Wray knew his days were numbered at the FBI.
Soon-to-be Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called for Wray’s resignation in a letter this week.
“For the good of the country, it’s time for you and your deputy to move on to the next chapter in your lives,” Mr. Grassley wrote in the letter to Mr. Wray. “I therefore must express my vote of no confidence in your continued leadership of the FBI.”
Grassley has repeatedly clashed with the FBI over whistleblower reports and abuses of power — like the raid on Mar-a-Lago.
“In that raid, roughly 30 armed agents entered the home of a former president of the United States, with full authorization to use lethal force if needed to execute its warrant, and even searched the former First Lady’s clothing drawers,” Mr. Grassley wrote in his letter.
This story is developing…
