Should Chris Wray be asked to step down?

[kentuck]

It's not just that he found "scant" evidence of any cooperation or conspiracy in the January 6th attack on our Capitol. But, he seemed to have surrendered to Trump many months before. He had chosen to step back and remain silent and keep his job, it seemed to me.

He did nothing. In doing nothing, he supported the policies of Donald Trump. He failed in his job, in my opinion.

He should resign.

[Bettie]

1. Yes, he should

I wish he hadn't been kept in the first place.

No evidence of cooperation or conspiracy? Seriously? So, next week will he be reopening the investigation into Hillary's emails?

They don't get to sweep this all under the rug...well, apparently, they do.

[FreepFryer]

2. Doing so in the wake of this dubious reporting would only legitimize politicization of the position.

He’ll go, but in a more dispassionate timeframe I suspect.

[secondwind]

4. Makes sense.

[kairos12]

3. He feared the you are fired Tweet.

Derelict in his duties. He should fired now.

[DURHAM D]

5. He is a long time member of The Federalist Society

That is all one needs to know.

He should definitely be removed.

[benfranklin1776]

17. Didn't know that..

Well that’s another reason he can’t be trusted to run a legitimate investigation into the Trump orchestrated, Trump campaign lackey staffed, and underwritten by Trump campaign funds, nakedly treasonous attempt to overthrow the government. It might expose too many fellow Federalist society stooges inside the Trump maladministration who were involved.

[Lonestarblue]

34. Anyone who is part of the Federalist Society has no business being in democratic government.

They are anti-democratic and pro big business and white, wealthy elites who believe that their wealth and their skin color are the only qualifications they need to rule the world.

[Mr. Evil]

25. I didn't know that. He needs go, pronto!

[MineralMan]

41. Do you have some sort of evidence for that?

If so, let's see a link.

[DURHAM D]

42. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_A._Wray

"Wray is a Republican and a member of the Federalist Society."[54]

This has been well known since the Kavanaugh mess so drop the attitude.

[MineralMan]

43. Thanks for the link and for answering my question.

[Ocelot II]

6. Biden and his staff know more about him than we do.

FBI directors serve ten-year terms and report directly to the Attorney General. While Biden does have the authority to fire Wray for cause, he is not likely to do so in the absence of clear misfeasance. It's extremely rare for a president to fire his FBI director due to the appearance of impropriety and the necessity of maintaining a distance between the White House and the FBI. It has happened only twice: Clinton fired William Sessions on account of multiple ethics violations, and Trump fired Comey basically because Comey wouldn't swear allegiance to him. I don't think Biden wants to go down the same path in the absence of clear evidence that Wray has violated the law in some way.

[stopdiggin]

12. 100% - and thanks

absolutely the right answer. Misfeasance, malfeasance - or grave ethical failures - i.e., removal for cause, and Biden should stick to those standards. Otherwise - it's the job you're doing, not which camp you belong to, that determines your fitness for the office. There's obviously work to be done, but depoliticizing the bureau is really what we wish to be getting back to.

[bullwinkle428]

7. Hell, I was in the group saying COMEY should step down early in the Obama administration!

Given that he was a Shrub hold-over.

Took a little bit of grief for that view here...not to go down that "I told you so" route...just saying.

[spanone]

8. Biden needs to purge all trumpists he can

[Pachamama]

13. +100000

Completely Agree

[Baitball Blogger]

9. These FBI guys seem to be experts at playing both sides.

[Ligyron]

24. Their careers depend on it.

Or so they think.

[uponit7771]

10. The EXTREMELY disparate treatment of BLM vs TFG supporters IN IT SELF would make me want to fire

... him.

His unwillingness to get a clear answer as to why there was such disperate treatment is another reason he has to go.

This is another racial stain on the FBI

[llashram]

18. if it had

been BLM, rotting human flesh would still be nourishing and human blood would have nourished the ground all around the Capitol Building. That is after the Army, Capitol Police and other authorities would have been given the order to massacre. NO DOUBTS.

[uponit7771]

20. RIGHT !?!? Director Ray doesn't answer questions in regards to why the spirit treatment either

[RANDYWILDMAN]

11. He is a true RE-thug, he might make the hall of fame...

The longer Biden keeps him there the more damage he will do, by doing nothing.

[bluestarone]

14. AFTER he testifies at least

TEN times! ( i want him under oath)

[mackdaddy]

30. Problem is that when he testifys he never "Knows Nutting about Nuthn".

The last few time he testified he was asked about all the reports of danger before Jan 6th.
Well he had no knowledge of anything.

All looked like deflection and BS to me.

Get rid of him for incompetence.

[DanieRains]

15. The FBI's Job Is To Protect The Wealthy

And literally nothing more.

[kentuck]

16. I think he is very similar to Rosenstein...

At first, we thought he was on the right side of the law. But, in the end, he was a puppet for Trump and Barr. I think Wray did the same maneuver.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Agree

When aloof becomes a cover for uneven implementation, the top job is not being performed at the highest level it requires and deserves.

At the same time I think no path should be taken that might allow the crooks to escape or be acquitted, or to curry public sympathy.

Should be replaced before the end of the year.

Sure hope he ditches Powell too. But the trouble with that is you can blame Powell if he remains on the job. Put your own guy in there and your flank is exposed.

[Comfortably_Numb]

21. He should certainly have it made clear to him that his resignation would be favorably received

by President Biden.

[hadEnuf]

22. Anybody who was in the Trump administration that is even questionable should be gone.

No good will ever come from them still being around.

Trump supporters main goals are to screw up Biden and Democrats in any way possible and to overthrow the government in Trump's favor.

We need to remember that every single day.

[kacekwl]

23. Yes

Yes.

[Mickju]

26. Yes

[Fiendish Thingy]

27. Nothing in the anonymous leaks is linked to Wray, AFAIK. Nt

[Dopers_Greed]

28. I don't support firing for political reasons

But do we really want Wray to announce an "investigation" into something Biden-related a month before the 2024 election?

[msfiddlestix]

35. I didn't know Domestic Terrorism and Insurrection was a political matter.

[Dopers_Greed]

36. I don't either

But the mainstream greedia would report on like they reported on Spanky's sacking of Comey

[msfiddlestix]

44. Somehow, I just don't see Biden calling for the Capitol to be seized or an election to be overturned

calling out for an insurrection just doesn't seem to be his style in real politik.

Anything is possible, I just don't see it though.

[SheltieLover]

29. Yes

[W_HAMILTON]

31. Biden should have gotten rid of the Republican trash when he entered office.

Never trust a Republican. Comey was also supposed to be "one of the good ones" -- until he wasn't.

[Locutusofborg]

32. He's arrested and charged 615 Trump supporters

thus far and still counting. That's good enough for me.
"615 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection so far. This searchable table shows them all."
https://www.insider.com/all-the-us-capitol-pro-trump-riot-arrests-charges-names-2021-1

[W_HAMILTON]

37. Well if he didn't arrest them, he'd for DAMN SURE need to be fired.

These people were on damn video, rioting in the Capitol.

You don't get a cookie for doing your damn job.

[Locutusofborg]

50. But you DO get to keep your job

For doing your job.
Since Trump really wanted to fire Wray, I say keep him.

[W_HAMILTON]

52. Trump wanted to fire Comey too.

And I wouldn't exactly be inviting him back just because of that.

[triron]

46. Not me. How about the ringleaders? Oh, that? FBI know nothing.

[msfiddlestix]

33. yeah, like the first time he refused to respond to Congressional/Senate Subpoenas

But of course he should step down. If this is his assessment, he should be fired.

[kentuck]

38. If it is not his assessment and he disagrees with it...

He should let it be known immediately.

[msfiddlestix]

45. Exactly. I'm not plugged into Cable or even streaming cable anymore, has there been any corrections

announced by Wray in response to this article, that you've heard, read or know of?

[ShazamIam]

39. I think you might be referring to that reuters.com article. That is what it was, conservative

propaganda. It was not and had nothing indicating that statement was an official F.B.I. position on the Jan. 6., attack.

And remember the FBI Dir reports to the U.S. AG, and I doubt if even Wray, would expose conclusions to that effort in a reuters.com article while the investigations continue.

[MineralMan]

40. I do not know. I don't have any information about him

that doesn't come from news sources. On the other hand, Joe Biden does have such information. I think I'm going to rely on the decisions of someone who has such information, instead of speculation by those who don't.

From my perspective, the January 6 insurrection clearly had no real central planning. The plan was just to go to the Capitol building and "do something." My evidence for that is that the insurrection accomplished nothing but a delay in the confirmation of the electoral college vote. It was ugly and riotous, but ended as soon as enough security forces arrived.

What did Wray have to do with it? I have no idea. As I said, I have no direct insights into any of that. I suspect that nobody here on DU has any more idea than I do. However, the Biden administration does.

I suggest we leave that to those who know things.

[kentuck]

47. I don't agree with you on this point.

I think it was all planned for nefarious purposes. I don't think Wray had anything to do with except that he just turned the other way his last year in office. He saw nothing.

And how do you know that the Biden Administration knows all these things about Wray? This is just my opinion, but I am not so sure they do?

[Dave says]

48. No, he should be fired with cause

[Locutusofborg]

49. Trump wanted to fire Wray

And the only reason he didn't was because Attorney General Barr said that he would resign (which he eventually did anyway).
"Trump Is Looking to Fire FBI Director Chris Wray for Not Helping His Campaign"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-considering-firing-fbi-director-christopher-wray-for-not-helping-his-campaign-says-report

[kentuck]

51. So why didn't he fire him??

In my opinion, if he had done his job, he would have been fired. He chose to look the other way, in my opinion.