Bloomberg Law
Feb. 1, 2018, 1:30 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: Wray’s Opposition to Memo Sets Up Clash with Trump

• FBI Director Christopher Wray may have put himself in President Trump’s crosshairs by opposing release of a classified memo that Republicans want to make public. The memo is reported to allege that bias at the FBI and Justice Department led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russians meddling in the U.S. presidential election. ( Bloomberg ) ( Washington Post )

• A Trump appointee, Wray, who argues the Republican memo paints a false narrative and could harm the FBI, is standing up to Trump’s efforts to politicize the way crime gets investigated ...

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