Trump Reveals Plan To Replace FBI Director
US President-elect, Donald Trump has revealed his plan to nominate Kash Patel to replace current FBI director, Christopher Wray, when he takes office.
“I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday evening.
Wray has three years remaining in his 10-year term and would have to resign or be fired to create a vacancy. CNN reports that Trump nominated Wray in 2017 after firing James Comey, but he began to sour on Wray before he left office in 2021.
Trump’s view of the FBI seemed to have worsened after his Mar-a-Lago resort was searched in August 2022, and He was later indicted for allegedly retaining classified documents.
“Every day, the men and women of the FBI continue to work to protect Americans from a growing array of threats,” the agency said in a statement to CNN. “Director Wray’s focus remains on the men and women of the FBI, the people we do the work with, and the people we do the work for.”
Trump’s interest Patel speaks to his urge to fill top law enforcement and intelligence positions with supporters who may be open to carrying out his demands for specific investigations as well as inoculating the president against possible future probes.
