White House worried FBI director could quit over Nunes memo release

[Poiuyt]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/politics/white-house-worried-wray-nunes-memo/index.html

Top White House aides are worried FBI Director Christopher Wray could quit if the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools is released, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation tell CNN.

Wray has made clear he is frustrated that President Donald Trump picked him to lead the FBI after he fired FBI Director James Comey in May, yet his advice on the Nunes memo is being disregarded and cast as part of the purported partisan leadership of the FBI, according to a senior law enforcement official.

Wray's stance is "raising hell," one source familiar with the matter said.

Wray has not directly threatened to resign after clashing with Trump over the possible release of the memo, the source added, because that is not his style of dealing with conflict.

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I don't really believe he would quit.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Huh. "You're not fired, you quit" ???

Is this their way of keeping their hands clean?? No one's gonna buy that Trump.

[left-of-center2012]

2. I think Trump wants him to quit

Then he could put Rudy Giuliani or Chris Christie in.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Or Stephen Miller....

assuming he is qualified...oh...wait...I forgot that does not matter anymore.

[left-of-center2012]

6. ...

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. It's uncanny....and Trump's comparison to Mussolini is spooky, too. n/t

[left-of-center2012]

10. ...

[Sanity Claws]

3. Worried? More like wishing.

[Phoenix61]

4. If I was them I'd be more worried he won't

I'm sure he is ethical but pissing off the head of the FBI, especially a popular one, just doesn't seem like a good idea. Twitler is so vindictive he'll be convinced that Wray is out to get him. That should help him sleep at night.

[Gothmog]

7. There will be FBI resignations if this memo is released

Link to tweet

[spanone]

8. i saw that headline on cnn and laughed out loud