By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com PHILADELPHIA — Recently minted FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Philadelphia that one of his immediate goals is to restore “calm and stability to the bureau.” He also expressed grave concern about the difficulty of getting access to thousands of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The constant battle over privacy and the need to access information for national security is playing out in Washington. Devlin Barrett of the Washington Post reports: FBI Director Christopher A. Wray warned Friday that changing the rules of a soon-to-expire surveillance program could create new barriers to preventing terrorist attacks, similar…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s no secret that Russia has tried to influence elections around the world for many years. But 2016 appeared to be banner year for the Russians when it came to the U.S. election. FBI Director Christopher Wray, addressing a crowd of about 150 people at the National September 11 Memorial and…
Christopher Wray became the eighth director of the FBI following a swearing-in ceremony at the Justice Department in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
Since the Senate began voting on nominees for FBI director in 1973, only one senator cast a no vote – until Tuesday.
A group of Democratic groups is urging the Senate to oppose the confirmation of Christopher Wray as FBI director until President Trump can assure lawmakers that he won’t fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Heading up a major law enforcement agency like the Justice Department or FBI is never easy. It’s a major headache. There’s always a crisis around the corner. Keeping your job and doing it with integrity has only been more challenging under the Trump administration. Don’t count on Jeff Sessions sticking around…
Showing a disdain or ignorance of the FBI’s independence, President Trump suggested the bureau’s next director should report directly to him during a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times.
