President Donald Trump suggested a criminal investigation into Christopher Wray, his appointee to lead the bureau in his first term, after a conservative media outlet reported the false claim that FBI agents were involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
"I would imagine. I would certainly imagine. I would think they are doing that," Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News when asked whether the Justice Department should investigate Wray.
Trump appointed Wray to lead the bureau in 2017 after he fired former FBI Director James Comey. Comey was indicted in a grand jury last week on charges of making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation after Trump just days before publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to act "now" to prosecute his foes.
In a brief video posted to his Instagram account, Comey said, "My heart is broken for the Department of Justice. I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and I am innocent, so let's have a trial, and keep the faith."
Wray opted to depart the bureau before Trump took office for his second term because he had fears that Trump firing him could cause turmoil within the department. Wray had also drawn Trump's ire over investigations into election interference from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Trump's handling of classified documents, both of which were dropped after Trump won the 2024 election.
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