FBI Director Wray says resignation not easy

The Manila Times

FBI Director Wray says resignation not easy  FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down from his post early next year, he said on December 11 after Republican President-elect Donald Trump signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel.  His resignation makes him the second straight FBI director driven out by Trump, who during his first term in office fired Wray's predecessor James Comey, after souring on him over the FBI's investigations into alleged contacts between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.  Wray will leave before the end of the 10-year term that Trump himself appointed him to in 2017.  FBI HAND OUT / REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #worldnews  #fbi

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00:00After weeks of careful thought, I've decided the right thing for the Bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January, and then step down.

00:13My goal is to keep the focus on our mission, on the indispensable work each of you is doing every single day.

00:22And in my view, this is the best way to avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important in how we do our work.

00:38Now I should go without saying, but I'm going to go ahead and say it anyways.

00:43This is not easy for me.

00:46I love this place, I love our mission, and I love our people.

00:52But my focus is, and always has been, on us and on doing what's right for the FBI.

01:01Because when you look at where the threats are headed, it is clear that the importance of our work protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution will not change.

01:13And what absolutely, positively cannot, must not change is our commitment to doing the right thing in the right way every time.

01:23Our adherence to our core values, our dedication to independence and objectivity, and our defense of the rule of law.

01:33Those fundamental aspects of who we are must never change.

01:40That's the real strength of the FBI. The importance of our mission, the quality of our people, and their dedication to service over self.

01:51It's an unshakable foundation that has stood the test of time and cannot be easily moved.

01:58And it, you, the men and women of the FBI, are why the Bureau will endure and remain successful long, long into the future.

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