FBI Director Chris Wray’s Chief Of Staff Leaves For Private Sector Job

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 09: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray looks on during the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, January 9, 2018 in Ne... NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 09: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray looks on during the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, January 9, 2018 in New York City. Wray discussed a variety of topics, including the Bureau's focus on preventing foreign interference in the upcoming 2018 and 2020 U.S. elections. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says his chief of staff is leaving for a private sector job.

Wray said Tuesday that Jim Rybicki notified him last month of his decision. A change in the position is not unusual when a new director takes charge, but it comes after President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the FBI and called for a shakeup.

Rybicki also served as chief of staff to former Director James Comey, who was fired by Trump in May. The president has since accused FBI leadership of being biased against him. He has been particularly critical of Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who plans to retire from the bureau in March.

Wray says Rybicki will be replaced by Zachary Harmon. The two worked together in private practice and at the Justice Department.

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  1. Run Forest Run!

  2. The Trump mantra…"we’ll build a world of of our own that no one else can share ,all our troubles we’ll leave far behind us there " (The Seekers?) Destroying America every day by a thousand cuts.

  3. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    If he was actually Comey’s CoS, this seems unusual mostly in how long it took to hire a replacement.

  4. Putin’s Bitch must be stopped; he is chipping away at our Democratic institutions like a fricking termite. Don’t look at his 2nd in command. The Indian State Police was his personal whorehouse.

    If Mueller does have an Indictment “A” sealed and salted away, I hope it’s all-inclusive. These motherf**kers aren’t the Trumps, they are the Borgias. My one concession would be that they get designer orange jumpsuits, AWESOME!!!

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