Tensions between the white house and the fbi. Tonight axios reporter Jonathan Swann said it this way. He writes, quote, attorney general Jeff Sessions at the public urging of President Donald Trump has been pressuring fbi director Christopher Wray to fire fbi director Andrew Mccabe. But wray threatened to resign if mccabe was removed, according to three sources with direct knowledge. Wrays situation under those circumstances would have created a media firestorm. The white house decidedly gunshy so mccabe remains. Don mcgahn told sessions this issue wasnt worth losing the fbi director over, according to a source familiar with the situation. Just yesterday Jonathan Swann also reported this, quote, attorney general Jeff Sessions has adamantly urged fbi director Christopher Wray to make a fresh start with his core team, including replacing Deputy Director and trump bete noire Andrew Mccabe, according to a Senior Administration source. According to this source and two other sources briefed
Three sources with direct knowledge. Wrays situation under those circumstances would have created a media firestorm. The white house decidedly gunshy so mccabe remains. Don mcgahn told sessions this issue wasnt worth losing the fbi director over, according to a source familiar with the situation. Just yesterday Jonathan Swann also reported this, quote, attorney general Jeff Sessions has adamantly urged fbi director Christopher Wray to make a fresh start with his core team, including replacing Deputy Director and trump bete noire Andrew Mccabe, according to a Senior Administration source. According to this source and two other sources briefed on the conversations, sessions has been strongly urging wray to do this for some time. Another person sessions thought should be cleared from the core team, the fbis top lawyer james a. Baker who was reassigned in december. You may recall that fbi director wray was appointed to the job after james comey was fired. But in the months before wray took
Fbi director over, according to a source familiar with the situation. Just yesterday Jonathan Swann also reported this, quote, attorney general Jeff Sessions has adamantly urged fbi director Christopher Wray to make a fresh start with his core team, including replacing Deputy Director and trump bete noire Andrew Mccabe, according to a Senior Administration source. According to this source and two other sources briefed on the conversations, sessions has been strongly urging wray to do this for some time. Another person sessions thought should be cleared from the core team, the fbis top lawyer james a. Baker who was reassigned in december. You may recall that fbi director wray was appointed to the job after james comey was fired. But in the months before wray took over, Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe ran the bureau. The president , many of his republican allies have been publicly critical of Andrew Mccabe and have alleged that political bias has influenced the fbis handling of the investi