Christopher Wray Is Preparing to Sabotage Trump and Patel
- December 12, 2024
Matt Margolis, PJ Media
On Wednesday, Christopher Wray announced that he is resigning as director of the FBI.
“After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Wray announced. “My goal is to keep the focus on our mission — the indispensable work you’re doing on behalf of the American people every day. In my view, this is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray, while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work.”
“It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway — this is not easy for me,” he added. “I love this place, I love our mission, and I love our people — but my focus is, and always has been, on us and doing what’s right for the FBI.”
President-elect Donald Trump hailed Wray’s resignation as a “great day for America,” which would mark the end of the “Weaponization of what has become known as the United States Department of Injustice.”
He also vowed to restore the rule of law under his new administration. “I look forward to Kash Patel’s confirmation, so that the process of Making the FBI Great Again can begin.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen efforts to “Trump-proof” federal agencies. In fact, reports from August revealed that the Biden-Harris administration had utilized a little-known hiring mechanism to strategically place personnel in key divisions of the Department of Justice ahead of the 2024 election. The apparent goal was to shield the department from any future attempts at reform under a potential Trump administration.
“The Biden-Harris administration and its allies have already signaled their intent to hamstring their successor and prevent a future president from reversing their agenda,” Protect the Public’s Trust Director Michael Chamberlain said at the time. “Exploiting non-competitive hiring authorities to fill career civil service positions could be just another component of this scheme. It’s no wonder that the public’s trust in its government has all but disappeared.”