Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) criticized President Trump's announcement of his intention to resign as Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, ahead of apparent plans to fire him.
“Perhaps, you know, Director Wray is right about eliminating his targets by eliminating himself, but he's a partisan guy with no real experience with the FBI or any law enforcement agency for that matter.” Connolly told CNN's Dana Bash that Wray's resignation may indicate the FBI director's role is “political.” , said that when one president leaves office, a new leader will be chosen for that post. Since the term is 10 years, “that's not the case.”
President Trump nominated Kash Patel to head the FBI and signaled plans to fire Wray, whom Trump appointed to a 10-year term in 2017.
“And to the rank-and-file FBI, his decision to resign prematurely under pressure amounted to an abandonment, abandonment, and abandonment of the FBI and its protections, exposing it to political purges.” I think it will,” he added. As highlighted in mediaite.
Wray said during a town hall meeting earlier this week that he intends to finish his term in office by the end of the Biden administration in January.
“My goal is to remain focused on our mission, the essential work we do every day for the American people, while avoiding, in my view, dragging the office deeper into the fray. , is the best way to reinforce the values and principles that are so important to the way we work,” said Ray.
President Trump praised Wray's announcement, calling it a “great day for America” and saying it would bring needed changes to the agency.
President Trump: “Christopher Wray's resignation is a great day for America because it brings an end to the weaponization of the organization known as the United States Office of Fraud.''PostedIn real social. “We don't know what happened to him. We will now restore the rule of law for all Americans.”
