President-elect Donald Trump has said he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director, sending a message to Christopher A. Wray that he should resign or prepare to be fired.

A pretty boy who perfected the art of stonewalling at congressional oversight hearings and treated the FBI airplane like his luxury private jet, he has presided over some of the worst injustices

Wray should have stayed and tried to uphold the rule of law for as long as he could. That is exactly what he is asking his subordinates at the FBI to do.

I look forward to Kash Patel’s confirmation, so that the process of Making the FBI Great Again can begin,' Trump said.

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

The FBI director and former top Justice Department official has been taking criticism from Trump since Trump appointed him in 2017

( NewsNation) — FBI Director Christopher Wray announced he is stepping down as FBI director at the end of the current administration.

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.

Wray folded instead of defending the FBI’s honor and its staunchly nonpartisan record over the last seven years.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced he is retiring from his post in January at the end of the current administration and, until then, will focus on the agency's mission.

FBI director Christopher Wray, who has come under attack from President-elect Donald Trump in the past few years, told FBI employees Wednesday that he would resign.

Christopher Wray's term doesn't end until 2027, but Trump plans to reshuffle the Justice Department's leadership by nominating Kash Patel to take over the FBI.