Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday to express “no confidence” in his leadership of the bureau and said it’s time to “move on” for the “good of the country.”
The incoming Senate Judiciary chair’s 11-page letter, which was obtained by The Hill, reportedly indicated he backs President-elect Donald Trump’s stated goal of cutting Wray’s tenure short. The FBI director began his 10-year term as head of the agency in 2017 after Trump nominated him during his first White House stint.
“For the good of the country, it’s time for you and your deputy to move on to the next chapter in your lives,” Grassley wrote. The senator reproached Wray for having “prevented the truth on some issues from ever reaching the American people” and for obstructing his work in the upper chamber by not responding to requests for information.
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