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Trump pressure pays off as FBI boss to resign, with firebrand Patel tapped to take over

FBI director Christopher Wray. Photo: Reuters

FBI director Christopher Wray. Photo: Reuters

Sarah N Lynch

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FBI director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, after Republican president-elect Donald Trump signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel.

Trump himself had appointed Mr Wray, a fellow Republican, to his 10-year term in 2017, after firing his predecessor James Comey, who the then-president soured on over the FBI’s investigations into alleged contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia.

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