Dec 15, 2024 · The announcement came just weeks after President-elect Donald Trump said he wanted to replace Wray with Kash Patel, a controversial ally who has defended Jan. 6 rioters, threatened to fire FBI agents and vowed to investigate journalists.

Dec 13, 2024 · Patel sued the FBI’s Wray, former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, and other top deputies in the Department of Justice in 2023, alleging they violated his Fourth Amendment rights by...

Nov 30, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he plans on firing FBI director Christopher Wray and replacing him with longtime ally Kash Patel. The appointment must be approved by the Senate.

Dec 12, 2024 · Chris Wray may be resigning as FBI director to stop Donald Trump loyalist Kash Patel from immediately taking over the agency, several analysts have said.

1 day ago · Trump named Patel as his FBI nominee in November, even before current FBI Director Christopher Wray announced in December he intended to resign. Trump was widely expected to replace Wray, whom ...

Dec 11, 2024 · FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday that he will resign by the end of the current administration’s term in office, leaving the door open for President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Kash Patel.

Dec 12, 2024 · Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to the secretary of defense, is President-elect Donald Trump's pick pick to lead the FBI. FBI Director Christopher Wray announced yesterday that he will...

Jan 30, 2025 · The steps came as Kash Patel, ... The employees given the apparent ultimatum had been promoted under Christopher A. Wray, who stepped down as F.B.I. director this month.

Dec 12, 2024 · They insist that Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to replace Wray, will purge what they see as the politicization of the FBI.

Nov 15, 2024 · Donald Trump is weighing a push from right-wing allies to nominate Kash Patel to lead the FBI, one of the clearest indications the president-elect plans to stick by his vow to fire Director...