More Whistleblowers Come Forward: Wray Has Lost All Respect at the FBI, and Cannot Continue Effectively As Its Leader

Kerry Picket for the Washington Times:

Rank-and-file FBI agents say they cannot see how FBI Director Christopher A. Wray stays in his position after The Washington Times' exclusive report about a senior bureau official stepping down under scrutiny for suspected political bias affecting investigations.

Kurt Siuzdak, a lawyer and former FBI agent who represents whistleblowers at the bureau, said agents tell him that Mr. Wray has lost control of the agency and should resign.

"I'm hearing from [FBI personnel] that they feel like the director has lost control of the bureau," he said. "They're saying, 'How does this guy survive? He's leaving. He's got to leave.'"

FBI whistleblowers talking to Congress about corruption and retaliation say in disclosures that Mr. Wray was often notified of the problems within the bureau but never took action to resolve them.

That includes recent whistleblower disclosures to House Judiciary Committee Republicans about agents being forced or coerced into signing false affidavits and claims of sexual harassment and stalking. It also includes fabricated terrorism cases to elevate performance statistics, as reported this month by The Times.

"[The FBI agents] are telling me they have lost confidence in Wray. All Wray does is go in and say we need more training and we're doing stuff about it, or we will not tolerate it," Mr. Siuzdak said.

Wray's FBI issued another empty, pathetic Up With People non-statement. You can see that at the link.

posted by Ace at 02:00 PM

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