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New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism

WASHINGTON — After Hamas launched the deadly assault on Israel that triggered retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he feared the Middle East violence could embolden individuals or groups to carry out attacks inside the United States. “Now it includes Oct. 7, it includes IS — and why IS is so important right now is because it …

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New Orleans attack came as officials warned of growing threat of international-inspired terrorism

LA Times

The pickup truck that a U.S. citizen drove into a New Orleans crowd held an Islamic State group flag, the FBI said. Following these months of warnings about a resurgent terrorism threat, a U.S. Army veteran inspired by Islamic State slammed a pickup truck into crowds celebrating New Year’s Day in New Orleans. “Now it includes Oct. 7, it includes …

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'Great capitulation': Writer warns 'ruthless' new opposition coming as elites bow to Trump

Raw Story

The kowtowing of multiple liberal elitists who formerly opposed Donald Trump has a New York Times writer shocked — but she warned their submission would make way for a much stronger opposition. Michelle Goldberg named several people and organizations she said were guilty of the ‘great capitulation” to Trump — among them tech billionaires who handed him money, ABC News …

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FBI Director’s Resignation Gives Trump an Easy Out

Live Mint

As a practical matter, Christopher Wray’s resignation is not a big deal. Patel has vowed to “go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media.” He has written a book called Government Gangsters, naming Wray, Comey and other government officials as part of the so-called “deep state.” Patel has also written a series of children’s …

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'Makes it even easier': Legal experts slam FBI chief for clearing way for Trump rampage

Raw Story

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced this week he would step down ahead of Donald Trump's swearing-in to help the FBI avoid unnecessary drama and distraction from his agents' work. Legal affairs writer Dahlia Lithwick spoke with Slate's Supreme Court correspondent Mark Joseph Stern about the move, beginning with a quote from historian Timothy Snyder's book "On Tyranny." Trump has already …

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What Christopher Wray’s Resignation Costs Us

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that he would resign shortly before Donald Trump reenters the White House in January. Related From Slate It’s Looking Like Pete Hegseth Will Still Be Able to Drink Then, if the Kash …

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'He knew this was coming': MAGA lawyer's new conspiracy involves Wray resignation — and J6

Raw Story

New MAGA conspiracy theories have trickled in in the hours after a Justice Department inspector general report found no evidence to support right-wing claims that undercover FBI agents provoked the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mike Davis, a top lawyer in the MAGA movement, wasn’t persuaded by the government report that hit Thursday undermining yearslong Republican-based conspiracy …

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Christopher Wray's cowardly exit: What's left when the FBI director acquiesces to Trump in advance?

Salon

One of the most famous episodes in the Watergate saga 50 years ago was when CBS News reporter Daniel Schorr got a hold of Richard Nixon's "enemies list" and read it cold on the air, only to find himself listed at number 17. It has long been assumed that Trump would probably fire Comey's successor Christopher Wray as well if …

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Gifts for every political creature in your life

Politico

Gifts for every political creature in your life New Window Illustrations by Ben Kirchner for POLITICO Christmastime is here, and Washington is desperate for a little cheer. “It’s going to be very hard to simply memory-hole the biggest investigation in Justice Department history, one that created an indelible historic record of the assault,” writes Capital City columnist Michael Schaffer. “Why …

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The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report Thursday. The report from the Justice Department inspector general’s office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI …

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'Gum up the works': Trump backers furious over Christopher Wray's last action out the door

Raw Story

Donald Trump's allies are furious at outgoing FBI director Christopher Wray's final actions overseeing the law enforcement agency. The Trump-appointed Wray announced he would resign at the end of president Joe Biden's administration, but in the meantime he has reportedly begun promoting employees among the senior executive service – which has set off howls from the MAGA world. "Mr. Wray …

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'Hard disagree': CNN conservative sparks clash by defending Trump's FBI move

Raw Story

A CNN conservative faced pushback for arguing that that FBI director Christopher Wray might as well have resigned since Donald Trump intended to fire him once he took office. The Trump-appointed Wray announced Wednesday that he would step down at the end of President Joe Biden's administration, and panelists on "CNN This Morning" debated whether he made the right decision …

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FBI Director Christopher Wray announces plan to resign to pave way for Kash Patel, Trump says, ‘Great day for America’

Live Mint

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday announced that he will resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee, Indian-American Kash Patel, to lead the agency. Donald Trumps welcomes decision: ‘Great day for America’ Welcoming the decision, Trump said Wray's resignation was "a great day for America". On November 30, …

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Authoritarianism Expert Flags Chilling Thing That’s ‘Happening Now’ With Trump

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat and conservative attorney George Conway on Wednesday issued dire warnings about what to expect from President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House. During a discussion with MSNBC’s Joy Reid, the duo cautioned about unchecked executive power while talking about the announcement from FBI Director Christopher Wray that he plans to resign …

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How rift with Donald Trump pushed FBI Director Christopher Wray to announce resignation

Firstpost

FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office next month. Here’s why FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign before Donald Trump returns to the White House. File Photo/Reuters Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has announced his plans to resign before United States President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. …

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FBI director resigns, Trump says 'it's a great day for America'

Firstpost

FBI director Christopher Wray, who was appointed by Donald Trump in 2017, has announced his resignation before his 10-year term ends. Wray said he would leave office before the US President-elect’s inauguration on January 20 “A great day for America,” said US President-elect Donald Trump, soon after FBI Director Christopher Wray announced his early resignation during an internal town hall …

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Wray's resignation is a 'scandal' — and lets Trump avoid 'ugly questions': analyst

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump's move to force out FBI Director Christopher Wray — whom he appointed in the first place after firing James Comey for not shutting down the Russia investigation — is yet another demonstration that Trump not only sees himself as above the law, but requires adherence to that as his bar for staying in his good graces, Jonathan …

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Ex-FBI Director James Comey issues warning to former colleagues ahead of Trump second term

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former FBI Director James Comey has tried to reassure his …

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FBI director Chris Wray to step down before Trump administration takes power

ABC

The FBI has announced its director Chris Wray will step down from his position when the US Biden administration hands over power within the White House to US President-elect Donald Trump. FBI director Christopher Wray has announced he will step down from his position before the incoming Trump administration takes power. US President-elect Donald Trump has signalled he would look …

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Opinion | Chris Wray’s Resignation Is a Terrifying Sign of What’s to Come Under Trump

Politico

Wray’s decision undermined decades of hard work — by Congress, presidents, the Justice Department and the FBI itself — to move it out of a partisan, political framework. Ronald Reagan spent almost all of his presidency with Jimmy Carter’s FBI director; George W. Bush inherited Bill Clinton’s FBI director; Barack Obama, in turn, inherited Bush’s, and Joe Biden will have …

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Wray’s departure will cement Trump’s control over the institutions of US justice

CNN

CNN — FBI Director Christopher Wray’s resignation announcement was the latest, and inevitable, step in the accumulation of massive and unusual power around President-elect Donald Trump. But many nonpartisan legal analysts fear that Wray’s departure — before the end of a 10-year term mandated by Congress to keep politics out of the administration of justice — represents yet another challenge …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Wray is out. Patel may be in. What's it mean for the FBI? : Consider This from NPR

NPR

Patel may be in. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Rebecca Noble/Getty Images FBI Director Christopher Wray announced yesterday that he will resign before President-elect Trump takes office. This comes after Trump announced he would appoint loyalist Kash Patel to lead the Bureau. President-elect Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, held several national security positions in …

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Opinion: Christopher Wray just broke the first rule of dealing with Donald Trump

LA Times

For someone who played a tough-talking executive on TV — “You’re fired!” — Donald Trump sure goes out of his way to avoid such confrontations. Just after Thanksgiving, Trump posted 159 gushing words to announce that uber-loyalist grifter and fellow revenge seeker Kash Patel was his choice to be FBI director, and zero words acknowledging that Wray, Trump’s first-term pick …

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Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6, but no undercover agents at riot

LA Times

Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. That was a step, the report concluded, “that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations in advance of January 6.” The watchdog found that 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests on Jan. 6, and though four …

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New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism

New Orleans attack came as officials warned of growing threat of international-inspired terrorism

'Great capitulation': Writer warns 'ruthless' new opposition coming as elites bow to Trump

FBI Director’s Resignation Gives Trump an Easy Out

'Makes it even easier': Legal experts slam FBI chief for clearing way for Trump rampage

What Christopher Wray’s Resignation Costs Us

'He knew this was coming': MAGA lawyer's new conspiracy involves Wray resignation — and J6

Christopher Wray's cowardly exit: What's left when the FBI director acquiesces to Trump in advance?

Gifts for every political creature in your life

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds

'Gum up the works': Trump backers furious over Christopher Wray's last action out the door

'Hard disagree': CNN conservative sparks clash by defending Trump's FBI move

FBI Director Christopher Wray announces plan to resign to pave way for Kash Patel, Trump says, ‘Great day for America’

Authoritarianism Expert Flags Chilling Thing That’s ‘Happening Now’ With Trump

How rift with Donald Trump pushed FBI Director Christopher Wray to announce resignation

FBI director resigns, Trump says 'it's a great day for America'

Wray's resignation is a 'scandal' — and lets Trump avoid 'ugly questions': analyst

Ex-FBI Director James Comey issues warning to former colleagues ahead of Trump second term

FBI director Chris Wray to step down before Trump administration takes power

Opinion | Chris Wray’s Resignation Is a Terrifying Sign of What’s to Come Under Trump

Wray’s departure will cement Trump’s control over the institutions of US justice

Wray is out. Patel may be in. What's it mean for the FBI? : Consider This from NPR

Opinion: Christopher Wray just broke the first rule of dealing with Donald Trump

Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6, but no undercover agents at riot