FBI Director Christopher Wray has resigned, according to multiple reports. The move comes as President-elect Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that he wants Wray gone; in fact, he’s already picked his choice to be his successor, Kash Patel.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: FBI Director Christopher Wray RESIGNS! pic.twitter.com/3x2N6hhDJc

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As RedState’s Joe Cunningham reported, this move is not a surprise:

While Wray’s resignation isn’t entirely unexpected, it raises important questions about the future of the FBI, the challenges it faces, and the public’s trust in one of the nation’s most powerful institutions. This moment offers an opportunity to reflect on Wray’s tenure, the criticisms that have mounted against him, and what a new era of leadership under Donald Trump’s administration could mean.

Wray, who was appointed FBI director in 2017 by former President Donald Trump, appears to be stepping down to avoid an inevitable firing under Trump’s return to the White House. Sources close to Wray suggest that he does not want to endure a public dismissal, which aligns with reports that his “days were numbered” under a Trump administration.

Fox News reports that Wray is announcing the move in an “all-staff town hall” with thousands of FBI employees across the country. He was seven years into his 10-year term.

Watch:

🚨 BREAKING: FBI Director Christopher Wray has resigned: pic.twitter.com/shKOhbp24F

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It’s time for new leadership at the FBI:

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Wray’s tenure has been marred by the increased politicization of the bureau and, indeed, of the entire Department of Justice under the Biden-Harris regime. The August 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago in the classified documents case was perhaps the most egregious example of that, as they did no such thing at Joe Biden’s house when he, too, was found to have classified documents.

It’s time for Patel to clean house. Goodbye, Mr. Wray.