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Confirmation of Christopher Wray as FBI Director Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

So long, Christopher Wray

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Vance says Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, then deletes post

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Seen through the foreground convertible's windshield, President John F. Kennedy's hand reaches toward his head within seconds of being fatally shot as first lady Jacqueline Kennedy holds his forearm as the motorcade proceeds along Elm Street past the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, on Nov. 22, 1963. (AP Photo/James W. "Ike" Altgens, File)

Trump shooter searched for distance of Kennedy assassination

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray speaks during a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, March 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Georgia man arrested on charges of threatening FBI Director Christopher Wray

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the homeland, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

Wray says claim of multiple field offices involved in Catholic probe is ‘garble’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the homeland, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

FBI director says U.S. facing high level of threats: ‘I see blinking lights everywhere’

By Stephen Dinan and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the homeland, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) **FILE**

FBI head cites a ‘potential conflict of interest’ in the selection process for a new headquarters

By Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group have been convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Wray won’t say if FBI informants in Capitol riot mob: ‘I really need to be careful’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Appropriations subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing for Fiscal Year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 27, 2023. The years-long feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor. Lawmakers are preparing a resolution to hold FBI director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer has scheduled a vote on the contempt resolution for Thursday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document

By Farnoush Amiri and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaks at the FBI Norfolk Field Office, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Chesapeake, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

FBI tested by attacks, politically explosive investigations

By Eric Tucker and Del Quentin Wilber - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a rally featuring former President Donald Trump, Oct. 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who had long been leading the probe, according to state prosecutors. (AP Photo/Nick Wagner, File)

Texas Attorney General Paxton joins letter blasting FBI over ‘radical Catholic’ memo

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Charles McGonigal, former special agent in charge of the FBI's counterintelligence division in New York, leaves court, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in New York. The former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has been indicted on charges he helped a Russian oligarch, in violation of U.S. sanctions. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

House Republicans launch probe into former FBI official Charles McGonigal

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

FBI chief says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ by China’s artificial intelligence program

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Trump versus Biden's Justice Department (DOJ) Appointees Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump botched DOJ appointments; Biden is relishing his

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FBI Credibility Lost Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

FBI soldiers revolt against pro-Biden headquarters

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Top Republican says FBI is ‘padding’ numbers on domestic terrorism

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray at a joint press conference with MI5 Director General Ken McCallum at MI5 headquarters, in central London, Wednesday July 6, 2022. The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency raised alarms Wednesday about the Chinese government, warning business leaders that Beijing is determined to steal their technology for competitive gain. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

FBI director, U.K. counterpart say China wants to steal business tech

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Nassar was charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan. He is now serving decades in prison after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them under the guise of medical treatment when he worked for Michigan State and Indiana-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

FBI director ‘furious’ over botched Nassar probe, apologizes for misconduct

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Investigators confer before looking for evidence around the baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, that was the scene of a shooting involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, during Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Brad Wenstrup calls for FBI to review decision labeling 2017 congressional shooting ‘suicide by cop’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This undated image provided by the United States Capitol Police shows U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, of injuries sustained during the riot at the Capitol. A native of South River, N.J., Sicknick served in the New Jersey Air National Guard and went on to a law enforcement career, which his family said was his lifelong dream. He joined the Capitol Police in 2008. (United States Capitol Police via AP)

FBI Director Wray says he can’t disclose cause of Brian Sicknick’s death

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times