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Christopher Wray
December 11, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Celebrates FBI Director’s Resignation in Bonkers Rant
Christopher Wray announced he will step down in January 2025.
December 11, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
FBI Director Caves to Trump’s Dangerous Wishes by Resigning
Donald Trump has already picked Kash Patel to replace Christopher Wray.
December 3, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel’s Bonkers Enemies List Doesn’t Just Target Democrats
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI is out for revenge.
December 2, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Pick for FBI Director Already Has an Enemies List
And it’s long. Very long.
December 2, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s FBI Pick Marks Clear “Authoritarian Takeover,” Expert Warns
Donald Trump’s choosing Kash Patel makes his ultimate goal clear.
July 26, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Panicking Trump Loses It Over FBI Director’s Bullet Injury Testimony
Donald Trump did not like what Christopher Wray had to say about the shooting at a Pennsylvania rally.
July 12, 2023
Tori Otten
FBI Director Brags About Recruitment in States Where Republicans Attack Him
Christopher Wray cited numbers at the Republicans challenging him.
August 12, 2022
Matt Ford
Conservatives’ Lies Are Getting Their Own Supporters Killed
Who will be the last person to die for Donald Trump’s mendacity?
August 11, 2022
Daniel Strauss
What Does It Take for Document-Shredding Trump To Hoard Something?
What would make the same paper-shredding-president opt to keep a safe with documents that might incriminate him in federal crimes?
August 9, 2022
Matt Ford
Donald Trump Is Not Above the Law
Conservatives are complaining that the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago was an egregious abuse of power. But the former president is just a Florida Man now.
September 15, 2021
Grace Segers
Gymnasts Rip the FBI for Its Failure to Stop Larry Nassar’s Serial Sexual Abuses
Simone Biles joined three fellow athletes in offering harrowing testimony of the abuse they faced at the hands of the convicted U.S. Olympic team doctor.
April 29, 2021
Eleanor Eagan
Trump Holdovers Are Dragging Down the Biden Agenda
In his first 100 days, the president still hasn’t cleared his predecessor’s cronies out of the executive branch, where they’re free to sabotage his presidency.
February 14, 2018
Alex Shephard
The White House’s Rob Porter Defense Is Falling Apart
But don't expect the administration to change its story.
January 29, 2018
Matt Ford
Did the FBI’s deputy director jump or was he pushed out?
September 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump just contradicted his rationale for firing James Comey.
August 1, 2017
Brian Beutler
The DEA head just rebuked Trump for encouraging police brutality. Dems should demand Trump’s FBI pick do the same.
July 20, 2017
Clio Chang
In Donald Trump’s world there are no laws, only loyalists and traitors.
July 12, 2017
Brian Beutler
Democrats should vote en masse against Trump’s FBI director nominee.
June 7, 2017
Graham Vyse
By announcing a new FBI director, Donald Trump is trying to preempt the old one.
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