Chuck Grassley has ‘no confidence’ in Christopher Wray to lead FBI

Published December 9, 2024 2:34pm ET



The incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee delivered a “vote of no confidence” in FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday in a letter accusing him of politicizing the agency against President-elect Donald Trump.

Across 11 pages, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said that Wray, appointed in 2017 to replace James Comey, had run the agency no differently than his predecessor, comparing the 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago under Wray to the Russia investigation that prompted Trump to fire Comey.

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