President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to nominate Kash Patel to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray.

He said: "Under Director Wray's principled leadership, the FBI has worked to fulfill the Justice Department's mission to keep our country safe, protect civil rights, and uphold the rule of law ...

Wray’s law enforcement career began in 1997 when he joined the Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Georgia.

He has frequently criticized Wray over the years, though not nearly as much as he has gone after other officials at the Justice Department, which oversees the FBI.

A Georgia man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened violence against FBI Director Christopher Wray in a message posted online last year, the Department of Justice said. John Woodbury ...

He said: "Under Director Wray's principled leadership, the FBI has worked to fulfill the Justice Department's mission to keep our country safe, protect civil rights, and uphold the rule of law." ...