FBI Director Christopher Wray's 10-year term does not expire until 2027. However, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to succeed him upon taking office. Meanwhile, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Trump
said Two names that keep coming up in discussions about potential successors are former National Security Council official Kash Patel and former Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers.
Establishment supporters have criticized Patel, characterizing him as inexperienced, vengeful and “dangerous.”
Mr. Rogers, a special agent in the FBI's Chicago office specializing in organized crime, has so far avoided similar abuse, but Trump supporters and critics of the U.S. intelligence community have criticized Mr. Rogers and his past. have expressed concerns about the relationship.
individual Censorship groups hostile to Trump. his
historical support For monitoring programs. and his apparent role in promoting Russiagate.
Former President Trump advisor Stephen K. Bannon
asked Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, said this week that the “MAGA right” is “taking over someone like Mike Rogers, who in normal times would be considered a worthy candidate for the center-right.” “What makes me particularly angry?” Will it be launched by a Romney-style Republican administration? ”
“There's no way we're going to choose a compromise candidate.”
Mr. Bentz is keen to nominate Mr. Patel, saying Mr. Rogers' involvement in the Atlantic Council and his cooperation in promoting Russiagate, “probably the most apex predator in the entire censorship industry,” is disqualifying. he suggested.
“The relationship between the Department of Justice and the FBI is the same as the relationship between the U.S. State Department and the CIA. They need to stay in sync,” Benz said.
“It's not really possible to have a compromise candidate where one is supporting the president and the other is trying to put a knife in the president's back. A special and fragmented operation would occur. If you're doing that, that's totally untenable.'' At the FBI level. ”
daily caller
reported In addition to being a member of the Aspen Cybersecurity Institute, a left-leaning think tank, Rogers also served as an advisor to the German Marshall Fund. Alliance for Securing Democracy The initiative, led by a former foreign policy adviser to ousted presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, aims to address alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
ASD is
hamilton 68 dashboard In 2017, a project that monitored hundreds of contemporary Twitter accounts allegedly involved in online Russian influence activities. Likened to Investigative reporter Matt Taibbi argues that Democrats exploited “digital McCarthyism repeatedly used by establishment media publications as a source of information to advance a narrative of Russian influence and interference” during President Trump's first term. did.
According to Taibbi, when Twitter executives tried to recreate the list of the group's accounts;
decided The account is “not a strong Russia or a strong bot,” it said, adding, “There is no evidence to support their statements that the dashboard is tracking developments in Russian information operations.”
When asked for comment, Rogers spokesman Chris Gustafone said in a statement to the Caller: “President-elect Trump is striving to build another great administration to help the American people and make America great again.” Ta.
WikiLeaks has been highly critical of Rogers as a candidate to head the FBI.
proposed ASD is “a central figure in efforts to link President Donald Trump and his supporters to Russian interference in the 2016 election,” and the Hamilton 68 dashboard's “true purpose is to cast doubt on Trump supporters.” , appears to be aimed at reinforcing claims that Trump's presidency is fraudulent.” It's illegal. ”
WikiLeaks also highlighted how Rogers advocated for repression in 2018.
republican memo He criticizes the FBI's spying on the Trump campaign.
rogers
said NPR should not have published those memos.
You only get a small part of the picture. And what they claim today's memo reveals is that there was some wrongdoing on behalf of FBI agents and some Justice Department employees and Justice Department attorneys in applications for something called FISA. That's true. It is a secret court that handles counterintelligence, espionage, and terrorism cases, and must be treated as classified.
Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald reacts to video of Rogers apparently joking with signatories of Hunter Biden's 'intelligence' letter
michael hayden About the assassination of Edward Snowden tweeted“There is literally no worse appointment than choosing Mike Rogers to be FBI director or any other government position. He is the single most dedicated supporter of the U.S. national security state and all its multifaceted abuses. Nothing worse than Mike,” Rodgers said. ”
Mr. Rogers' past comments and associations could be a red flag for the next president, but President Trump unsuccessfully won Michigan's Senate seat in March, months after Mr. Rogers, a former congressman and defense lobbyist. Supported Mr. Rogers.
criticized Biden Justice Department’s “war” against Trump.
Patel approved Mr. Rogers ran for Senate in April and said he would “hold the FBI and the Department of Justice accountable.”
“I'm a big Mike Rogers fan, so if there's an opening, [for FBI director]he would be my choice,” said Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R).
“Mike Rogers is a great guy. I don't know Kash Patel,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).
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