Tag: Christopher Wray

Trump asked the acting FBI director how he voted during Oval Office meeting

The following article by Ellen Nakashima, Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett was posted on the Washington Post website January 23, 2018:

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been the target of Republican critics for more than a year. Here’s what you need to know about him. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post)

Shortly after President Trump fired his FBI director in May, he summoned to the Oval Office the bureau’s acting director for a get-to-know-you meeting.

The two men exchanged pleasantries, but before long, Trump, according to several current and former U.S. officials, asked Andrew McCabe a pointed question: Whom did he vote for in the 2016 election? Continue reading “Trump asked the acting FBI director how he voted during Oval Office meeting”

y Tensions swell between Sessions and FBI over senior personnel from Comey era

The following article by Devlin Barrett and Philip Rucker was posted on the Washington Post website January 22, 2018:

During questioning from lawmakers on Dec. 7, FBI Director Christopher Wray responded to President Trump’s critical tweets from Dec. 3. (Reuters)

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray has been resisting pressure from Attorney General Jeff Sessions to replace the bureau’s deputy director, Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of criticism from President Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

The tension over McCabe and other high-level FBI officials who served during James B. Comey’s tenure has reached the White House, where counsel Donald McGahn has sought to mediate the issue, these people said. Continue reading “y Tensions swell between Sessions and FBI over senior personnel from Comey era”