FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced his resignation effective at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January 2025, a move precipitated by President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to replace him with Kash Patel.
Watch: Christopher Wray announces his resignation.
— Based DK (@Back_2TheMiddle) December 11, 2024
Good riddance pic.twitter.com/AfyxbVNt46
Wray, appointed by Trump in 2017, faced criticism from the incoming administration for his handling of various high-profile investigations, including the Mar-a-Lago raid. His decision to step down was seen as a way to avoid political conflict.
“The resignation of Christopher Wray is a great day for America as it will end the Weaponization of what has become known as the United States Department of Injustice. I just don’t know what happened to him. We will now restore the Rule of Law for all Americans,”
President-elect Trump
Trump was pretty happy about it.
So was Chuck Grassley
Wray presided over the FBI’s raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in 2022. He also butted heads with Republicans in Congress–including Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio—over the bureau’s monitoring of traditional Catholics as well as parents speaking at public school board meetings.
On Monday, Grassley wrote a letter to Wray about the bureau’s many failures. This included a failure to investigate potential corruption of President Joe Biden and his family; and refusing to provide information to Congress about conduct at the FBI.
Reports FBI Dir Wray is resigning after my letter on Monday outlining his failures
— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) December 11, 2024
Reform is badly needed at FBI American ppl deserve TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
And look who else is quitting? Is it a coincidence?
BREAKING: The Patriot Front announces they will be shutting down operations the same day that Wray steps down as FBI Director pic.twitter.com/q05dSPrDix
— Gain of Fauci (@DschlopesIsBack) December 12, 2024
Goodbye – you won’t be missed
Flashback to Christopher Wray pretending he was unaware of the extent of the FBI’s FISA abuses under his leadership.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) December 11, 2024
Today, he resigns in disgrace as one of the worst FBI Directors in American history. His tenure is defined by the blatant weaponization of the FBI against… pic.twitter.com/eTRlrQ9RWZ