President Donald Trump has turned his vengeful gaze toward his own former FBI Director.
In a Truth Social rant on Saturday, Trump accused former FBI Director Christopher Wray of lying about the events of January 6, while also echoing a claim that more than 200 FBI agents were placed at the Capitol as “insurrectionists.” Trump’s wild allegation comes days after a previous FBI director, James Comey, was indicted for allegedly obstructing a congressional investigation and making false statements.
Wray was nominated by Trump to replace Comey, and took on the role of FBI director in August 2017. He chose to resign in 2024 rather than wait to be fired after his relationship with Trump turned sour.
Trump shared the post on Saturday afternoon, and seemed to have been prompted by a Blaze news article claiming that 274 FBI Agents were in place when the January 6 Capitol riot took place.
However, the report cited by the news outlet clarifies that the 274 listed agents were not “embedded” in the area prior to the attack, but were sent in response only after the riot began.
“It was just revealed that the FBI had secretly placed, against all Rules, Regulations, Protocols, and Standards, 274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during, the January 6th Hoax,” Trump’s long tirade against Wray began.
“This is different from what Director Christopher Wray stated, over and over again!”
Trump continued: “That’s right, as it now turns out, FBI Agents were at, and in, the January 6th Protest, probably acting as Agitators and Insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘Law Enforcement Officials.’”
The president then teased a fresh investigation into the matter, proclaiming: “I want to know who each and every one of these so-called ‘Agents’ are, and what they were up to on that now ‘Historic’ Day.
“Many Great American Patriots were made to pay a very big price only for the love of their Country.”
Suggesting that Wray could soon face the same treatment as Comey, Trump named the duo as “two in a row” who had “lied” to their country.
“I owe this investigation of ‘Dirty Cops and Crooked Politicians’ to them! Christopher Wray, the then Director of the FBI, has some major explaining to do,“ he wrote.
“That’s two in a row, Comey and Wray, who got caught LYING, with our Great Country at stake. WE CAN NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN TO AMERICA AGAIN!”
Before Wray announced his resignation, Trump made it clear that the ever-loyal Kash Patel would be stepping into his shoes as FBI Director.
In recent weeks, Patel has been instrumental in joining forces with Pam Bondi to target Trump’s political enemies and make sure they face punishment for any alleged wrongdoings.
Comey, named as the former “two in a row” of “dirty cops” alongside Wray, now faces up to five years in prison if he‘s convicted of his charges.
Meanwhile, Bondi addressed fears of the weaponization of the DOJ on Hannity on Friday, and said that “everything is on the table” to investigate threats: “Whether you’re a former FBI director, whether you’re a former head of an intel community.”
