Acting FBI Director Paul Abbate retires just minutes before Trump takes office: report
Acting FBI Director Paul Abbate, who took the helm from Christopher Wray, resigned Monday around when President Trump took his oath of office.
Paul Abbate Retires as F.B.I. Acting Director After Wray Departs
A veteran of the bureau, Mr. Abbate has served as deputy director since early 2021 and took the helm from Christopher A. Wray as the agency faces an uncertain future.
FBI Acting Director Paul Abbate Retires From the Bureau, Official Says
Paul Abbate, the deputy director of the FBI who took over temporarily as acting director after the resignation of Christopher Wray, retired from his post on Monday, an FBI official said. It was not immediately clear who will be taking over as acting director of the bureau until President-elect Donald Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel can be confirmed by the U.
FBI acting director says in email that he's retiring from bureau
Paul Abbate, who as the FBI's longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email he sent to senior executives and obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.
Alert: FBI's No. 2 Paul Abbate, expected to replace outgoing Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, says he's retiring
FBI's No. 2 Paul Abbate, expected to replace outgoing Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, says he's retiring. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
FBI acting chief says he’s retiring as Trump’s pick to lead bureau awaits confirmation
Paul Abbate, who became the FBI’s acting director following the departure of Christopher Wray, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email he sent to senior
Paul Abbate retires as FBI deputy director amid leadership uncertainty
It's unclear who will run the FBI while Senate confirmation proceedings get underway for Kash Patel, who is Donald Trump's pick for FBI director. “When the Director asked me to stay on past my mandatory date for a brief time,
FBI Director Christopher Wray on why he's resigning
FBI Director Christopher Wray reflects on his decision to leave the FBI, the Bureau's future and the threats facing America.
Outoing FBI director Wray says he is stepping down as Trump ‘intended to make a change’
Former FBI director Christopher Wray said he stepped down because it was clear President-elect Trump “intended to make a ...
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FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden's term in January
FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers ... moving to replace an FBI director well before his term was up and Wray resigning to avert a collision with the incoming administration.
FBI Director Wray reveals why he is resigning during ‘such a dangerous time’
"My decision to retire from the FBI was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make," Wray responded. The outgoing FBI ...
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Biden's FBI director expressed 'vehement' opposition to Peltier commutation
Before former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on Monday, he received a ...
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Christopher Wray resigning as FBI director
FBI director Christopher Wray told a town hall of FBI employees Wednesday that he is resigning, NBC News reported, citing a senior law enforcement official. President-elect Donald Trump has ...
Christopher Wray’s capitulation
Wray resigning rather than forcing Trump to fire him clearly helps Trump, but perhaps not as much as some think.