Dec 11, 2024 · The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following FBI Director Christopher Wray’s resignation announcement: “Chris Wray has served our country honorably and with integrity for decades, including for seven years as the Director of the FBI under presidents of both parties.

Jul 16, 2018 · Christopher A. Wray (2003-2005) Early History: Christopher Asher Wray was born in 1967. He graduated from Yale University in 1989 and received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1992. He then clerked for Judge J. Michael …

After graduating from law school, Wray was a law clerk to Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1992 to 1993. He then entered private practice at the law firm King & Spalding.. Wray joined the government in 1997 as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.In 2001, he moved to the Justice Department as associate deputy ...

And it states that Edmund J. Randolph Award, presented to the Honorable Christopher A. Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, in recognition of your ...

Jan 10, 2025 · It happens because the FBI has a leader like Chris Wray who, everywhere he goes, emphasizes the importance of partnership and cooperation for the advancement of the FBI’s mission. There are few leadership positions more central to keeping the American people safe than the Director of the FBI.

Jan 30, 2025 · A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC, o August 9, 2022.

Dec 11, 2024 · FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday he was stepping down as head of the bureau, just days after Republicans expressed a loss of confidence in him.

Dec 11, 2024 · FBI Director Christopher Wray had been a constant target of criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, who already named his successor.

Jan 13, 2025 · Wray oversaw the largest case in FBI history—the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Trump has vowed to pardon many of the 1,500 people who have been charged.

Dec 11, 2024 · FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday that he plans to resign ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next month. Wray’s announcement follows Trump publicly saying he plans to nominate former federal prosecutor and his loyal ally, Kash Patel, to head up the agency, replacing Wray, Trump’s own nominee, more than ...