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 …

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.

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.

1 day ago · The FBI's outgoing director Christopher Wray has denied such allegations. Critics say Patel is unqualified to lead the agency and wants to use the job to effect partisan retribution on critics of ...

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...

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...

12 hours ago · After winning in November, Trump made clear that he’d fire FBI chief Chris Wray, so Wray resigned. As a result, Patel is now on a clear path to leading the FBI very soon.

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 30, 2024 · President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that he wants to replace Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, with Kash Patel, a hard-line critic of the bureau who has called for...