this comes as christopher ray announced he is resigning three years short of what he was supposed to s post. >> the interesting thing about the ray decision, the argument for why ray should have stayed, if you believe this powerful organization that people worked so hard to keep nonpolitical, that's the ten-year terms. if you believe that it should remain that way, then you stay and you fight and you make the president fire you, if he's going do that, rather than obeying in advance. the implications, we'll see immediately at the bureau. this clears the way for trump's nominee of kash patel, that wants to reform the bureau from the inside out. you asked those questions of mr. trump in the interview. the broader implications, if the fbi is not willing to fight for the safeguards, there's a question of, who will? >> it's a great point. peggy, pick up there. within the context of some of what we heard. some republicans feel like they are being pressured to get in line. and senator graham kind of said, well that's what happens here. >> yeah, he didn't fight on that. i believe it was lisa m

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therefore, if this nomination is to go through and then christopher ray will either have to resign or be fired in another major nomination, the president electives nominated charles cushion as best of the 2 bronze cushioned uh, is the father of jared cushing to a close advise of trump, during his 1st term, he's also a convicted felon. he was found guilty of tax evasion, charges back in 2000 and full sentenced to prison, and was then pod and by tron, shortly before the end of his 1st. he's all sent his message congratulating charles cushion to the president elect has congratulated cushion that his wife is children, and his 14 grandchildren. what trump doesn't to mention is that 3 of those grandchildren all his as well. mike, hannah, i'll just hear a washington to go. so those prime minister says several suspects have been arrested in relation to an explosion that's a key can know which supplies water to 2 major power plants open coats. he has visited the site and condemned to what he called a terrorist act. he blamed it on the neighboring sub you look forward to is a working to a peasa

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a problem and all of this is set the current direct of the f b i, christopher ray, who was appointed by trump back in 2017, still has 3 years of his time as director of the f b i to run. therefore, if this nomination is to go through and then christopher ray will either have to resign or be fired in another major nomination, the president electives nominated charles cushion to as and best of the to bronze cushion a is the father of jared cushing to a close to advise of trump during his 1st term, he's also a convicted felon. he was found guilty of text evasion charges back in 2004 sentenced to prison, and was in pod and by tron shortly before the end of his 1st. he's all send this message congratulating charles questionnaire at the present. intellect has congratulated cushion that his wife is children and his 14 grandchildren. what trump does not to mention is that 3 of those grandchildren all his as well montana i'll just sierra washington for us are suspended at strategic partnership with georgia. often the government decided to suspend talks of joining the a you that position as al

therefore, if this nomination is to go through and then christopher ray will either have to resign or be fired. in another major nomination, the president electives nominated charles cushion as best of the 2 fronts. cushion a is the father of jared cushion, a close advise of trump during in his 1st term. he's also a convicted felon. he was found guilty of tax evasion, charges back in 2004 sentenced to prison, and was then pa, didn't by tron shortly before the end of his 1st. he's all sent his message congratulating charles questionnaire at the present. intellect has congratulated cushion that his wife is children, and his 14 grandchildren. what trump doesn't to mention is that 3 of those grandchildren all his as well. montana, i'll just hear a washington know islands election appears to have delivered, retentive for it centers, coalition partners, any results indicate the main opposition. politicians saying is now leading with just about 21 percent of the vote. that's less than one percent difference. but seen a go, if you can afford it started with 19 and a half percent on the whole

he's talking about christopher ray will be ousted. and he will be replaced by cash pa tell?ication of he wants to target. the republicans are saying, this is just sort of standard business now. even though it is a ten-year term. that is the ceiling. testimony is not the floor. on top of that, is this the weird and little scary. this is not true. the fbi director's term is ten years for a reason that a president doesn't get the choice for the president. this is change. when there were areas of push back and concern and protests, you're not seeing that. that could change. but it would be unexpected to see a huge march the day after trump's inauguration. >> christopher ray was his choice. that is not what the fbi director post is supposed to be about. i could not agree with you more. managing editor, sam, we appreciate it. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early. getting up way too early.

he is supportive of christopher ray, the individual who trump nominated to the fbi director in 2017. is not up until 2027. there are a few different elements here. b, the firing of christopher ray. >> you know, firing the fbi director is something unheard of, everyone though trump did it the first time around. hei agree, his actual ability to get the post permanently in date is in doubt. >>> we'll go live to cnbc for an early look at what is driving the day on wall street. after markets capped their best all year. we'll be back with that. what causes a curve down there? can it be treated? stop typing, and start talking. it could be a medical condition called peyronie's disease, or pd. and it could be treated without surgery. find a specialized urologist who can diagnose pd and build a treatment plan with you. visit makeapdplan.com today. >>> time now for business. for that, let's bring in sylvia, who joins us live from london. good morning. good to see you. the market came off a winning week and trading month. a lot of boom times there. concluded with friday's closing bell. we turned

christopher ray has raised criticism from republicans during his tenure for launching investigation log in to the former president after he left office on the trump has indicated he would fire right and has already nominated cashing hotel for the jobs in my and he was president elect donald trump has reportedly invited chinese president changing thing to attend his inauguration ceremony in washington next month. the invitation was sent out in early november soon after trump won the presidential election. though it's on clear at this point whether the chinese president has accepted the invitation to south korea now where police have once again attempted to re the offices of president young. so you'll june has defended his shock decision last week to declare martial law. he says, is decree. it cannot be the subject of judicial review, his balance to quote find on to the end. the president is under criminal investigation for alleged insurrection over the botched march of law declaration on december 31st july statement came hours before the main liberal opposition democratic party submits a

directors now serve 10 year term so christopher ray remained in office. directors can be fired for cause. donald trump's cause for firing him will be a lie. on the basis of that line, donald trump will send to the senate judiciary committee for confirmation, kash patel. the man who said he wants to destroy and eliminate the unit of the fbi that is tonight standing between us and the next 9/11 attack. >> the fbi footprint has gotten so big. the biggest problem has come out of their intel shops. i would break that component out. i would shut down the hoover building on day 1 and reopening the next day at the museum of the deep state. >> the day after that, every terrorist in the world and in the united states now has an open invitation to try their next version of 9/11 and there won't be a single fbi agent on their trail. not one. he wants to demolish the intelligence unit. if kash patel somehow survives the confirmation process, it now seems that unlikely that donald trump's completely unqualified choice for secretary of defense will be able to survive one

. >> harris: this is breaking his moments ago, fbi director christopher ray says he was step down, bradleynde of presidents biden's term in february -- january president-elect trump already nominated cash but talk to replace them, is still facing a senate confirmation hearing, ray was told -- was telling an fbi town hall the men and women of the bureau's side will be successful, "long into the future we are all over this ". also breaking news. new video just in f pentagon choice pete hegseth after meeting with the republican senator who could be key in his confirmation battle, they are going to play you that it now, after the break. stick with us. ♪ like a relentless weed, moderate to severe ulcerative colitis symptoms can keep coming back. start to break away from uc with tremfya... with rapid relief at 4 weeks. tremfya blocks a key source of inflammation. at one year, many people experienced remission... and some saw 100% visible healing of their intestinal lining. serious allergic reactions and increased risk of infections may occur. before treatment, your doctor should check you for in

therefore, if this nomination is to go through and then christopher ray will either have to resign or be fired in another major nomination, the president electives nominated charles cushion as best of the 2 fronts. cushion is the father of jared cushion. a close advise of trump during his 1st term. he's also a convicted felon. he was found guilty of tax evasion, charges back in 2004 sentenced to prison, and was then pa, didn't by tron shortly before the end of his 1st. he's all sent his message congratulating charles cushion to the president elect has congratulated cushion that his wife is children, and his 14 grandchildren. what trump doesn't to mention is that 3 of those grandchildren all his as well. mike hannah, i'll just hear a washington to nigeria is parliamentary set to approve the most significant tax reforms in the country's history for bills before the house into streamline tax laws. by doubling value added tax, raising taxes on the wealthy unimposing levies to fund education and infrastructure . but the most contentious aspect of the funds is a plan to allocate a larger sh

percentage where they can but the chamber did let's talk about what we the next, what about christopher ray's response? he's obviously not going to be terms going forward. my understanding is he claims not to go anywhere after he was confirmed in 2017 so simply out of a job. i would like to read what trump had to say. brilliant lawyer, america first fighter who spent his career exposing corruption protecting the american people. what we will look to see is how, if confirmed, he will want to shake up the fbi. obviously there's so much focus on the fbi's role in 2016 as he began investing in russia and we seen hearings that have happened for years where people were trying to find out who was trying to control behind-the-scenes action as they were investigating trump making it there is not happy with the fbi and this would be a shake of. >> breaking news to keep exciting. how do you think kash patel as fbi director, how do you think it will be received on capitol hill, what is it like to get them through? >> there will definitely be a freak out among democrats and i don't think there will be as

including mark meadows, and even fbi director christopher ray. yes the man who still has three more years on his term who patel is hoping to replace. think of that for a second. the guy who trump picked is someone who talking about going to the deep state. that should send a chill up the spine of people who care about the right. and seth, released a jaw dropping piece this morning about hexesth. and i just want to read you a few photographs because it really captures it. as i'm reading this i want you to hold in your mind that the person i'm talking about in jane mayor describing in this piece is donald trump's choice to lead the department of defense. leer we go. quote a previously undisclosed whistle blower as concerned veterans from america from 2014 to 2016 describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his capacity. sent to the organization senior management in 2015 states that at one point hex had to be restrained while drunk from joining the dancers on the stage of a louisiana strip club where he had brought his teen. the re

. >> trace: you had clay higgins going after christopher ray. it's kind of fascinating but this back-and-forth is really instructive and people should watch this. >> did you have confidential human sources dressed as trump supporters inside the capitol on january 6 the prior to the doors being opened? >> i have to be very careful. >> it should be a know, can you not tell the american people know we did not have confidential human sources dressed as trump supporters positioned inside the capital. >> you should not read anything into my decisions not to share. >> trace: people are reading into it. it goes back to the top of this conversation which is we are not getting straight answers and people are wondering why. >> at this point the difference between an all right or right-wing conspiracy theory... if you had said this happened just a few weeks ago the left would've called you crazy and i don't think that anyone believes it's a coincidence that chris ray resigned the day before this report came out. we are finally getting this information and t

but now that christopher ray has made his decision. now that he has announced he will vacate his office on january 20th the real pressing matter is who donald trump plans to no, to nominate in ray's place. >> we look forward to a very smooth transition at the fbi. >> reporter: that was trump's pick for director of the fbi on the hill today speaking with senators and shoring up votes for his confirmation. if you aren't particularly familiar with mr. patel you are not to blame. he was a turf position in the last obama administration. he has been talking about what he would do for the fbi if he were confirmed. >> we got the bench for it. you know we will go after those guys. we're going to go after the people of the media who lied about american citizens who helped joe biden rig presidential elections. we're going to come after you. we're putting you all on notice. we're going to come after you. on its own that statement might mean seem a little ambiguous. since then he has said he is only going after the people that have broken the law.

. >> good evening once again i am stephanie ruhle and today, fbi director, christopher ray announced he will resign when donald trump the man who appointed him for the job, reenters the white house. it clears the way for trump to put his current pick, kash patel in charge of the euro. peter alexander start us off with that story tonight. >> fbi director ray revealing that he will resign before president trump takes office. >> i decided the right thing is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in january and then step down. >> ray was selected by trump in 2017 but he's leaving three years before his 10 year term is up. after trump made clear that he wanted ray out. >> this is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray well reinforcing the values and principles that are so important and how we do our work. >> trump has spent years attacking the fbi and justice department for what he says has been person prosecutions against him and slammed wray in an interview with christopher walker over his role in the classified documents investigation. >> i

in prison for years such as courageous justice trump official nominating fbi director to reap christopher ray. maria: thank you with the latest there and look liz this is not a surprise his peak, the joe biden's going to pardon his son but it also applies in the face of all this weaponization of government and i think that is really telling mike pass guest davidson congressman he believes he'll pardon or family members. liz: i think it's a corrupt family and i think that it's bring this home to the american people, this sort of a central problem, with biden's presidency the people don't trust him and they know that he lied about his involvement with his business dealings and honestly nobody really wants to go back to the whole ukraine mess and the fact that the paris smoke paid hundred million dollars what the guy had no experience with your brought to bear to wonder about the first impeachment with had to him talking to ski and asking him to look into the corruption of the biden family and was corruption in this pardon not only opens the door for donald trump to say once again that the doj w

patel is his pick to be the next director of the fbi, nevermind that the current fbi director christopher ray, who trump appointed seven years ago , nevermind that he has three years left in his 10 year term. kash patel is a former federal prosecutor who sat on trump's national security council in his first term. trump tried to install patel as the deputy director of the fbi before leaving office in early 2021. but then attorney general bill barr was having none of that. in his 2022 memoir, he wrote that he told then chief of staff meadows that patel would get that job, quote, over my dead body. adding, quote, patel had virtually no experience that would qualify him to serve at the highest level of the world preeminent law enforcement agency. before trump pulled that stunt, he planned to install patel as the deputy cia director december 2022 -- and then when then cia director got wind of it, she threatened to resign. this time, patel would be working alongside other maga allies, people who might be counted on to go along with the prayer trump heard that patel has been plotting for years. a pu

exception of north dakota senator mike saying today he has no complaints about current fbi director christopher ray, other republicans appear to have no problem at all with patel's promises of purchase and retribution. republicans like senator bell of tennessee. >> i encouraged trump to bring cash to the table for this reason. there are serious problems at the fbi and the american public knows it. they expect sweeping change in cash is the person to do it. >> then this from senator ted cruz, member of the senate judiciary committee that will conduct his confirmation hearing. >> i have to say all of the gnashing of teeth and people pulling their hair out are the people dismayed about having a real reformer come into the fbi and clean out the corrupted partisans who sadly have burrowed into senior career positions at the fbi. >> the motto of the fbi is fbi, fidelity, bravery and integrity. the number one mission priority is to protect the u.s. from terrorist attack. number two is to protect the u.s. against foreign intelligence, espionage and cyber operations. with his selection of cash to run the ag

president-elect donald trump says he plans to replace fbi director, christopher ray, with a top loyalist who vowed to shut down the bureau's headquarters. >> i shut down the fbi hoover building, on day one and reopening the next day as a museum of the deep state. >> can he be confirmed by the senate? plus, trade war. president-elect trump threatens steep tariffs on america's biggest trading partners. >> i hope he rethinks it. i think it's a counterproductive thing to do. >> not just harming canadians, he would be raising prices for american citizens as well. >> how high could prices rise? or is it just a negotiating tactic? i'll talk to republican senator, bill haggerty of tennessee, and democratic senator, chris murphy, of connecticut. plus, turning point? syria's second largest city falls into rebel control days after hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire. i'll speak with national security adviser, jake sullivan. and, separate. >> it was growing, growing, growing with the number of kids. >> harm to children was part of the point. they believe it would terrify families into not coming. >> ero

. >> sir, are you going to fire the current fbi director christopher ray who you appointed? >> mr.mp: well, i can't say i'm thrilled with him. he invaded my home. i'm suing the country over it. he invaded mar-a-lago. i'm very unhappy with the things he's done. you take a look at what's happened and then when i was shot in the ear, he said, oh, maybe it was shrapnel. where's the shrapnel coming from? is it coming from heaven? i don't think so. so we need somebody to -- you know, i have a lot of respect for the fbi, but the fbi's respect has gone way down over the last number of years. >> don't you have to fire him in order to make room for cash patel if he is confirmed. >> it would seem obvious that if cash gets in he would be taking somebody's space. that space you're talking about is the man you're -- space is the man you're talking about. -- >> the whole interview, nbc keeps asking trump about revenge. >> is it your expectation, though, that cash patil will pursue investigations against your political enemies? >> in, i don't think so. >> do you want to see that happen? >> if they

. >> what was president biden's reaction to the fbi director christopher ray's decision to step down?will say that the president certainly appreciates the service of christopher wray, the fbi director and all that he has done in his role. i do not have anything more to say beyond that. he wishes the fbi director well. >> was the president disappointed that ray will not be serving —-dash b mckay don't have anything else to share besides the service that the fbi director has been able to provide nt respects his service and i do not have anything beyond that. >> has president biden spoken to fbi director ray since the director made that announcement? was the white house given a heads up? >> i would say that i do not have anything to share of a conversation between the fbi director and the president since the decision was made. but the president is grateful. grateful for the direct service to our country. i just do not have anything else beyond that to share. >> given the breath of the pardon, can you describe something about the president's process, did he read into the cases, did he acc

president-elect trump plans to replace fbi director christopher wray with kash patel. ray has 3 years left in his 10 year term. meaning he would have to resign or be fired. texas republican senator john cornyn will vote on the nomination. i like director ray and i think he's been he's been consummate professional, but there's a lot of distrust in the fbi patel. a trump loyalist has listed the former government officials he'd like to, quote, come after democrat jason crow from colorado says that's not the fbi's job. they prevent terrorist attacks. they enforce federal law not being turned into a tool to weaponize against donald trump's perceived enemies. the senate will also have to vote to confirm pam bondi president elect trump's pick for attorney general. she understands the important role that the courts and that the prosecutors played court and says he talked with blondie about restoring trust and making sure justice department and the fbi doesn't become a true for political retribution. the senate will hold hearings on president elect trump's nominees or early next ye

. >> christopher ray was his choice. that is not what the fbi director post is supposed to be about. i could not agree with you more. managing editor, sam, we appreciate it. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early. getting up way too early. >>> currently stands for pete hegseth, doldrums pick for defense secretary. he was in washington again yesterday morning with republican senator and two of the president-elect other controversial cabinet picks. on the hill they were there as well. we will have more about those key meetings. we will also have reaction from lawmakers, who donald trump said should be jailed for their role in investigating a january 6th attack on the capital. plus, the very latest from syria . including an inside look at the present were toppled dictator bashar al assad held and tortured those who opposed his regime. good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is wednesday, december 11th. we will begin this morning with our top story. the man accused of killing united healthcare ceo brian thom

. >> fbi director christopher wray announced his resignation today. rayd he's leaving too, avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray. some at the court as the reports. after weeks of careful thought i've decided the right thing for the bureau. >> as for me to serve until the end of the current administration in january. >> and then stepped down. christopher wray has announced his resignation as fbi director. this is not easy for me. i love this place. i love our mission. i love our people. then president trump appointed wray in 2017 after firing james comey. but today the president-elect is celebrating posting on truth. social the resignation of christopher wray is a great day for america as it will and the weaponization of what has become known as the united states department of injustice. while democrats expressed disappointment >> it provided really important public service and acted with integrity. pretty clear to me and i think should clear to the american people that donald trump won. the republican lawmakers have urged wray to resign. i think

fbi director christopher wray announced his resignation today. ray said he is leaving too. >> quote, avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray. some at the court as he reports. after weeks of careful thought i've decided the right thing for the bureau. >> as for me to serve until the end of the current administration in january. >> and then stepped down. christopher wray has announced his resignation as fbi director. this is not easy for me. i love this place. i love our mission. i love our people. then president trump appointed wray in 2017 after firing james comey. but today the president-elect is celebrating posting on truth. social the resignation of christopher wray is a great day for america as it will and the weaponization of what has become known as the united states department of injustice. while democrats expressed disappointment >> provided really important public service and acted with integrity. pretty clear to me and i think should clear to the american people that donald trump won the republican lawmakers have urged wray to resign

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president-elect trump plans to replace fbi director christopher wray with kash patel. ray has 3 years left in his 10 year term. meaning he would have to resign or be fired. texas republican senator john cornyn will vote on the nomination. i like director ray and i think he's been he's been consummate professional, but there's a lot of distrust in the fbi patel. a trump loyalist has listed the former government officials he'd like to, quote, come after democrat jason crow from colorado says that's not the fbi's job. they prevent terrorist attacks. they enforce federal law not being turned into a tool to weaponize against donald trump's perceived enemies. the senate will also have to vote to confirm pam bondi president elect trump's pick for attorney general. she understands the important role that the courts and that the prosecutors played court and says he talked with blondie about restoring trust and making sure justice department and the fbi doesn't become a true for political retribution. the senate will hold hearings on president elect trump's nominees or early next ye

president-elect trump is setting up for a potential showdown with fbi director christopher wray and the president elect's pick to replace ray committed trump supporter kron four's washington correspondent trevor shirley has more. >> the president elect's desire to replace the current fbi director comes as his nominee for defense secretary faces even more scrutiny. >> this weekend, president elect donald trump announced his plans to replace current fbi director christopher wray with long time mag a loyalist. kash patel represents the type of change that we need to see the fbi director wray appointed by then president trump still has 3 years left of his 10 year term as director, meaning ray will either have to resign or be fired by mister trump. well, the of course, >> republican appointed by republican, as you said, but apparently is demonstrated too much the independence and objectivity in the job for donald trump who wants much more of a personal loyalist in the position. kash patel, a former public defender, held several high ranking positions in the first trump presidency. >> and spoken of dismantling the fbi. once again

announced kash patel is the pick at the fbi, i am not at all surprised that christopher wray that he won't finish on his tenure term, chris rayd eyeball to eyeball by the speaker of the house you can be part of the cleanup crew or cover-up crew. i don't know that many republicans that think he was part of the cleanup crew, what happened at the bureau before james called me most people cannot tell you the fbi director was, now in my judgment the reputation of the bureau is taken a significant hit, what happened? >> is a great question historians will go back and look at what happened over the last decade and reach different conclusions. in my view the fbi lost the reputation that it always held a being an impartial neutral law enforcement agency. it's become to be seen by many people that it was acting out of political motives in pursuing investigations and prosecutions on the basis of evidence that normally when it justify prosecutions. i think the next director of the fbi is really going to have his work cut out for him. i do believe the vast majority of fbi employees are loyal honest civil servants and they gotta get back t

next, more breaking news from john miller, who's followed fbi director christopher wray throughout his seven years in office. >> on ray's decision to step down in the face of donald trump's effort to force him out and replace him with a loyalist bent on upending. the bureau. also, would a member of the senate judiciary committee has to say about trump's pick? welcome to times square that's not in my mind. >> cheers it was so embarrassing. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn. streaming live on mac. >> introducing new roxon gel. the first fda cleared ed treatment available without a prescription. a roxon gel is clinically proven to work within ten minutes, so you and your partner can experience the heights of intimacy, new or roxon ed treatment gel dry, tired, itchy, burning my dry eye symptoms got worse over time, my eye doctor explained the root was inflammation. >> sidra was made for that so relief is lasting. >> sidra treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. don't use of allergic to sidra and seek medical help if needed. common side effects include eye irritatio

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announced kash patel is the pick at the fbi, i am not at all surprised that christopher wray that he won't finish on his tenure term, chris ray by the speaker of the house you can be part of the cleanup crew or cover-up crew. i don't know that many republicans that think he was part of the cleanup crew, what happened at the bureau before james called me most people cannot tell you the fbi director was, now in my judgment the reputation of the bureau is taken a significant hit, what happened? >> is a great question historians will go back and look at what happened over the last decade and reach different conclusions. in my view the fbi lost the reputation that it always held a being an impartial neutral law enforcement agency. it's become to be seen by many people that it was acting out of political motives in pursuing investigations and prosecutions on the basis of evidence that normally when it justify prosecutions. i think the next director of the fbi is really going to have his work cut out for him. i do believe the vast majority of fbi employees are loyal honest civil servants and they gotta get back to the place, where w

christopher wray told staff he would leave the role at the end of president biden's term in office. donald trump has already said he intends to replace mr. rayrn to the white house. 's preferred choice for taking the job is cache patel, a staunch ally who has vowed to sac the agency's leadership. we will have more on that with our correspondent in washington in the next hour. staying in the u.s., let's get more on the case that has captured international attention. luigi mangione, the man accused of shooting dead a health insurance chief executive in new york is challenging his extradition back to that state. he was arrested in pennsylvania after a nationwide police manhunt. our correspondent is following the case for us from new york. what is the latest in terms of the police investigation into this? >> we heard a short while ago from the new york police commissioner and she confirmed now that they have the gun in their crime lab. the gun that luigi mangione had in his possession that was taken by pennsylvania police. in the crime lab in new york, they say tt gun matched the shell casings that were found on the crime scene. those shell casi

christopher wray was appointed by trump during trump's first term. and race still has 3 years left on his 10 year term. that's what you get when you head the fbi. 10 years. so ray will either have to resign or trump will have to fire him. >> president joe biden issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son, hunter. last night. a controversial move. no doubt that. >> continues to draw criticism this evening. kron four's catherine heenan is live in the newsroom with the latest. i kept eye yet. president biden has used his power of office to issue will to waive aside. >> years of legal problems for his son, hunter. he did it just weeks before he leaves office transferring power to president-elect donald trump. >> the president ignored reporters questions as he set off for angola last night on what might be his last foreign trip as president. but said in a statement, no reasonable person who looks at the facts of hunter's case can reach any other conclusion. and hunter was singled out only because he is my son. and that is wrong. it is a sweeping pardon. it means hunter biden will avoid possible prison time for felony gun and tax convictions. it's also a remark

new fbi director, he would first need to fire christopher wray, who is still serving out his ten year term. donald trump had actually initially appointed ray2017, but in the years since, their relationship has worsened. now, we did also get a statement from the fbi saturday evening. they said, quote every day the men and women of the fbi continue to work to protect americans from a growing array of threats. director wray's focus remains on the men and women of the fbi, the people we do the work with and the people we do the work for. now, i also just, you know want to point out that patel does face an uphill battle in his senate confirmation process and his senate confirmation process. he is someone who has made controversial comments in the past, but also there are questions of whether under patel's leadership, that the fbi and the department of justice more broadly would continue to operate as an independent agency from donald trump. we know that donald trump over the campaign, over the course of his 2024 campaign, had said that he believes he wants to put the fbi under more, more under his own control and have it operate as less of an i

ray was and that is not who the fbi is. >> i said we have to talk to frank because i've only ever heard you speak about christopher wray in the highest regards. >> there are agents who think he should have been more forceful in defending the bureau against trump but he chose to go the quiet route and i respect that. i read through his transcript of his townhall employee meeting today and what he is saying is that he thought it was better for the institution. i think the fear was that if he was going to get fired and trump would have to gin up some kind of dirt or slabs on the fbi as if we have not heard enough of that, that would further drag the bureau and the men and women of the bureau through the mud. and what he is saying is, we don't need that to happen. i will get out before he fires me. >> are you hearing anything from your former colleagues, the rank and file? >> i am. with regards to headquarters which kash patel claims he was going to shut down on day one, people are starting to leave this week alone. two assistant directors decided to retire. they were eligible but it was not mandatory. more of that is coming

christopher wray, serves a 10 year term. it is not up, i believe, into 2027. which means that donald trump would have to fire chris ray in order to nominate kash patel, who would have to be confirmed by the senate. i had to put you on the spot, but what is your reaction to this one? among all the choices for confirmable positions, there has obviously been a few that have had severe pushback. this one seems like one that could engender a lot of pushback, precisely because kash patel has been such a vociferous cricof the fbi, and trump himself has said he wants to weapon eyes the fbi for political purposes. >> yeah, tim just used the word preposterous. this is the world we are living in now. of these preposterous and yet extraordinarily dangerous picks . what you see trump doing, and it's kind of strange, he is methodically appointing people who will completely destroy any limits on his power, and this is just putting foxes in charge of the henhouse at every possible turn. he would have kash patel at the fbi, pam bondi at the justice department. that means that his opponents get investigated, and his friends, he and his

already have an fbi director, christopher wray who serves a ten year term that's designed to take politics out of the equation. so trump is either going to have to fire ray, or wray is going to have to quit. but patel is also controversial even among trump's inner circle. a lot of people kind of see him as this sort of relentless self-promoter. he really pushed himself for a role in this administration. you know but ultimately he was successful. donald trump has been very clear that he wants people who are fiercely loyal to him, especially in this role, that the fbi, the justice department and the intelligence and kash patel certainly fits that bill, jake. all right. >> sara murray, thanks so much. let's talk about this with josh campbell who's a cnn security analyst and elena calabro, a staff writer for the atlantic who has covered kash patel extensively. so, josh, i want to play some sound from north carolina governor elect josh stein talking about kash patel. take a listen well, i want somebody who respects the rule of law and his nomination for the fbi does not give me confidence that that's a top priority so we hear a lot of democrats and even some

it is unclear if christopher wray the current fbi director will resign before trump comes to washington or if a way to be terminated the fbi sent out a statement last night saying ray remains focused on his job one person who is excited for change in leadership iowa republican chuck grassley he wrote, ray is failed at a fundamental duties of the fbi director and he showed disdain for discretionary oversight and time to chart a course for transparency and patel must prove to reform and restore public trust in the fbi. a lot of different reaction coming in to this nomination, as for the president-elect, he spent much of his weekend at his golf club we didn't see him on camera except for the motorcade back and forth and he did announce nominations head up the dea as well as a new mitd east advisory who also happens to be the father-in-law of trump's daughter tiffany. julie. >> mark meredith thank you very much on more how preparing for the battle against to madeleine rivera live at the white house tonight. hi madeleine. reporter: senate republican early support for kash patel a lot of democrats are promising to oppose him. i will organize them to see what's happening

it is unclear if christopher wray the current fbi director will resign before trump comes to washington or if a way to be terminated the fbi sent out a statement last night saying ray remains focused on his job one person who is excited for change in leadership iowa republican chuck grassley he wrote, ray is failed at a fundamental duties of the fbi director and he showed disdain for discretionary oversight and time to chart a course for transparency and patel must prove to reform and restore public trust in the fbi. a lot of different reaction coming in to this nomination, as for the president-elect, he spent much of his weekend at his golf club we didn't see him on camera except for the motorcade back and forth and he did announce nominations head up the dea as well as a new mitd east advisory who also happens to be the father-in-law of trump's daughter tiffany. julie. >> mark meredith thank you very much on more how preparing for the battle against to madeleine rivera live at the white house tonight. hi madeleine. reporter: senate republican early support for kash patel a lot of democrats are promising to oppose him. i will organize them to see what's happening

trump chosen christopher what he's going to have to go if change is going to take this job he is into a 10 year term is a do think rate resigns or trump fires him question. >> i believe rayas already said is going to be leaving at the end of the vita ministrations of the dust trump will be able to potentially get his guy. if he does not leave if it's a potential president trump can fire him and then appoint kash patel fortuna days in a find someone else. >> is many senate battles to come we will all be here for front and center. thank you guys. with the next descendent lights, camera, innovation how artificial intelligence is writing itself into the story next. >> they really look forward to that future were somebody does not have to move to l.a. and meet a producer and get a budget and get their film made. because of this some kid from indiana will tell their story easier. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insu

current director christopher wray has three years left in his ten year term and would need to either quit or be fired for patel to step in. now, trump is the one who appointed rayn 2017 after firing james comey. and this news comes just after news that trump has turned to the bay area for his choice to head the nation's leading medical research agency. i was able to look further into the experience of stanford's doctor, jay bhattacharyya. doctor jay bhattacharjee is a professor of health policy at stanford university, and now the nominee to be the next director of the national institutes of health. in a statement on social media, he said he was humbled by the nomination and promised reform. bhattacharyya has made national news long before this nomination. >> the harms from these lockdowns are absolutely devastating. >> that was an interview abc seven did with doctor bhattacharya back in 2020. he openly opposed the covid lockdown restrictions at the time. in october that year, he was one of three authors of the great barrington declaration, an open letter that promoted herd immunity or that people at low risk should live normally to build immunity and those that

those criticisms of ray if fundamentally that search of mar-a-lago was ordered by a court, it was approved by a grand jury, signed off on by a judge, was there much that christopher wray could have done to please donald trump in that situation? >> no, i believe that he was just in a position where he was going to be the fall guy and the, you know, he had those search, those searches of mar-a-lago and the other things surrounding that investigation and other investigations that are under question. we're all legally obtained in front of a judge. evidence had to be shown. probable cause had to be shown. all the tracks of the of the investigation up until that point had to be shown to the court before it was legally signed off. warrant, search warrant and to conduct a search at mar-a-lago. so i believe that director wray and i'm sure he had the final approval on the search. and at the end of the day, he's going to be the fall guy because he is the the director of the fbi at the time of the search. so there had to be someone to to take the brunt of the storm. >> dan bruner, very much appreciate your perspective. thanks for joining us. thank you. still to come, officia