Rumors swirled in the months leading up to the 2020 presidential election that former President Donald Trump wanted to fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, with whom he openly feuded about the origins of the investigation into the Trump campaign’s contacts with the Russian government.
But after losing the 2020 election, Trump decided against firing Wray — and according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, his restraint in this case was driven by self-interest.
“Trump made clear to aides a week after the election he wouldn’t fire Wray, in part because he was afraid a new FBI director would be more incentivized against him,” Haberman writes on Twitter. Continue reading.