But there’s a growing expectation that he will quickly make at least one new vacancy by firing FBI Director Christopher Wray.
“There certainly was the question, can any president fire an FBI director when there’s a legislated 10-year term,” Charles said.
Robert S. Mueller III, who happened to be the former FBI director.
In this 2017 photo, then-President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray in Quantico, Virginia.
Trump wants to go in the opposite direction today and bring the FBI more under the control of the president.
Persons:
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Locations:
Russia, Washington ,, Washington, New York, Quantico , Virginia