The conservative Republican announced Wednesday that he would end his 10-year term as FBI director three years early, essentially bowing to political pressure from President-elect Donald Trump.

who was fired from the FBI in 2018 after texts showing his deep political and personal animus to Trump surfaced. Both men played roles in the Russia investigation. Patel responded that the ...

Against the backdrop of mounting pressure, FBI director Christopher ... this weaponization of the Department of Justice and FBI against political opponents, and that’s why I think it’s so ...

Republican critics have accused Wray's FBI of political interference, a lack of transparency and a lack of responsiveness to Congress. Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, the incoming chairman of the ...

The intense pressure also fueled distrust. Several FBI agents in the Washington field office were concerned about the aggressive tactics and political donations of Jay Bratt, one of the Justice ...

My own FBI career began shortly after 9/11 ... Zealously guard against mission creep and defy political pressure. Avoid the mistakes of your predecessors, under whose watch special agents—untrained in ...

The FBI director serves a 10-year term in office, across multiple presidential administrations, in an effort to shield the bureau from partisan political pressure. The job requires Senate ...