Coward and enabler.

There is no righteous fight left in any of them who find themselves outside of the MAGA circle. We are going to have to step up our game and call out these insults to democracy.

Wray did not listen when @timothysnyder.bsky.social told us not to obey in advance. He is aiding and abetting Trump’s desire to destroy whatever independence the FBI has.

Just in time to take an extended oversees vaca before he has an unfortunate experience with gravity above street level.

Damnit. He should make him fire him

At least I would have respect for Wray if he made them fire him.

Subservient in advance.

so the big question is what will new people do? Many of these people will come say everything is awful and horrible, make a couple of minor changes and say they fixed it. And Magas will believe them. Some will make big changes that America will never recover from. Remains to be seen.

Obey stand back and stand by

What's wrong with these men... bowing down & walking away? Is it going to take women to rise up to take back what tyrants have stolen?

Oh look. Biden played by the rules to maintain norms.

never "our" guy anyway

This seems bad 😵‍💫

Man I’m sorry to hear that

Talk about surrendering

Obeying in advance. I have no respect for him

Louis Freeh could've done the same. But didn't.

Devlin Barrett: "My work is done here."

Frustrating that so many normy Republicans are committed to making it easy for him.

Another spineless pussy. He and Merrick Garland should hang out.

Pussies are strong & great. Wray is no pussy.

“Pussy” being an epithet for cowardly comes from the word pusillanimous which means lacking of courage.

Yeah, I know. Pussy, in the lesbian world, is gloriously tempting and engaging. I’m going with that today. Have a good rest of the week.

How’s “cowardless cunt?”

Wait that didn’t work! 😂 🤣 COWARDFUL!

I gotchu! 😉

Very Embarrassing time for our country

We are fucked.

Why? Because we had a chance to do something about once and for all definitively Nov 5 and we failed. Period. And now while we are complain and bitching- the repubs are hard at work. If you don’t know this? Look in the damn mirror.

Many didn’t vote. Etc. Tant pis

And not in a pleasant way.

He should not step down.

The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing

IMO, he should leave now and allow Biden to put someone else in place.

Dems always wonder why they lose, but here’s another walking away. Nothing makes sense.

Why??!!

This is cowardice. Pure cowardice. History needs to show that Trump fired one of his own appointments to install someone corrupt and unqualified. I cannot fucking believe what we’re seeing.

A weak move by Wray. You should NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE to a FASCIST who wants to destroy our democracy! Weak!

Damn, doesn't anyone in the government have courage? They're basically letting a mobster take over our country. They know this orange mobster is threatening people, his cabinet choices are threatening people as well and we are just going to let them do this? Land of the brave my arse!

Land of the sick, lazy, obese, stupid amerikkkans.

I’m not an expert but Wray’s “stepping down” seems like “obeying in advance” ….Terrible…

Coward!

Ah… I see he’s chosen the coward’s path.

Obeying in advance. 😔

COWARD!

Time to get out of Dodge. Notice given.

Feckless coward.

Chris Wray has kept us safe. The Russians laugh at us on their state TV. How sad.

Does he lose his benefits if fired? If no, why comply?

Too bad Biden didn't make him do that four years ago

These folks must truly like the taste of daddy’s doodoo.

Maybe he doesn’t want to work in Trump’s admin.

What a shock. The Federalist Society dude who refused to investigate 45 for a year, who LET the insurrectionists walk away from the Capital, who NEVER “had a clue” who the pipe bomber is, bows to his dear leader. It’s all falling down even without the Big Bad Wolf blowing on it. #SeeYaDemocracy

Obeying in advance. Bigly.

He was going to be fired anyway. Trump wants his loyalists and Wray wasn't going to play that game.

Trump would've fired him, don't you think? I guess this way he saved his pension? Trump will probably go after him anyway. For what, who knows.

Big mistake imho. He should force Trump to fire him.

Please tell me there’s some form of strategy here and that this is not pure anticipatory compliance

Very sorry to learn this. Sends a terrible message.

This is upsetting. He should not have resigned. People who are strong may suffer from what I believe will be a new medical diagnosis Trump Anxiety Disorder.

Meant to say not strong.

Such a shame he is stepping down and making it so easy for Trump.

In overage to the felon

Amazing how these strong, noble men have spines like wilted romaine.

He was a Trump appointee that President Biden left in place. Mistakenly, as it turned out.

Why? What do you think?

What is with these guys? Has the oppo research been so good that everyone in Washington is compromised?

What.the.hell

Another sad day in the FBI (bc of the criminal elect)

Do government officials read? He's obeying in advance

If he steps down at the end of Biden’s term, can Trump assign an “acting” director on day 1?

What. The. Hell?? He had 2 years left and he’s resigning??

Thanks for nothing.

JFC

Another coward in a position that calls for bravery.

Might be self preservation

why why why

Profile in courage. Make him fire you … Also, I really like President Biden, but now that the norm is to ignore 10 year FBI Director terms why didn’t he appoint a new one?

Biden should fire Wray now and name someone else with courage to a 10 year term.

The Germans handed over power to Hitler. Didn't we learn anything? We are doing the same thing.

What @timothysnyder.bsky.social calls Obeying in Advance.

Am I taking fucking crazy pills? What in the shit is going on?

Wray is doing *exactly* what his party demands of him. Remember, he's a Trump appointee and a Republican.

I am mystified by the cowardice of so many in powerful positions who are obeying in advance. Meanwhile people with lesser means stood up to Trump.

What the heck is wrong with him? He’s easing the path for Kash Patel.

I don't understand his thinking. But I sure respect Wray a lot more than the others.

Why did we expect a Trump appointee to stand up to him?

Coward

I just read this, Trump will have more obstacles replacing Wray with Patel because of something called the Vacancies Reform Act. Maybe there was a reason stepping down now? www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...

I came here to mention this. Thanks!

Great read. Thank you for sharing.

I'm always amazed by people who think laws or norms or traditions or policies will get in Trump's way. Naive and foolish I would say. Read the early chapters of Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Figure out what game you're in, cuz it's not the one you think.

Then, if that’s the case, there won’t be any need for cabinet approvals, appointments, etc. It’s just 100% guaranteed every nomination will actually happen. Why did Gaetz remove himself?

No clue about Gaetz. The last 30 years of court packing, erosion of governance norms, corporate media consolidation, increasing harassment and threats of violence, and spineless capitulation by the majority of Democrats greased the skids. I'd quote Man for All Seasons, but not enough space.

A coward, and one of least effective FBI directors in history.

We’re soooooo stupid 🫤💀

More cowardly rolling over. I'd love to see one act of courage out of any one of these people.

Boo

Really bad move on his part. He should have stayed and let the orange idiot fire him so the whole world would see how much of an ass he truly is. But more importantly, it would show the entire FBI organization that he was willingly to stand up for the truth to the end and fight the good fight.

F rightened B y I diots

Oh well... he's been in on it all along, so not surprising🙄

We must do everything in our power to stop Kash from getting that position!

Interesting... the threat of stepping down forces everyone to really consider the possibility of Patel or pushing Trump to find someone else.

Your take is both hopeful and realistic. Thank you. I am screaming at all the people calling Wray a coward or complying in advance. When he has always, always, always been a Trump appointee.

The more that give in and the quicker they do it. The sooner America collapses. America has fallen. I want to believe most of us are willing to fight to pick her back up,but when our leaders give in,they're making it all the more difficult to do.

Horrific things ahead if that maniac gets his paws on the FBI. He must not be confirmed.

Yet another republican traitor.

Take his ass with ya. I'm resigning my position, yada, yada, yada, and here's everything we have on his ass. Much Love, Chris.

1) destruction of the FBI's independence and 2) capitulation in advance. Two more guard rails against authoritarianism, gone.

Why is he resigning he really shouldn't, he should make trump go through the effort and jump through the hoops to actually remove him Every small bump in the road we can put between trump and the absolute power he's aiming for is a good thing .

It’s easy to obey in advance if you’re in on it.

WHY Wray did not resign when Biden was nominated president? The wall are closing on the People. Dictatorships will start in 40 days.

Biden should fire Wray now and replace him with someone who Trump would then have fire without justification.

I hate that!!!

If he wants to bow to Trump's desires (perhaps because he's just worn out and worn down), he could at least be clear about how corrupt, anti-democratic, and essentially twisted and self-serving those desires are. Flip the bird as you walk out the door.

The man is beaten down. A big mistake. Just empowers the bad forces at play. If we don’t stand up to them they just become more powerful, more than what their numbers call for.

Oh, pish! He's a Republican lackey doing his party's bidding. Let's not ennoble him.

Wray's time after Trump inauguration would have been fully-consumed with responding to congressional subpoenas investigating the FBI for investigating Trump and his lackeys.

I wish he had stayed and made trump fire him. He is obeying in advance.

They’re all folding. We’re screwed

Biden worked with cowards, not fighters. Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray. FBI directors are given a 10yr term so it transcends a few admins. Stepping down in the middle of his term gives victory to political power. Another loss for democracy.

You are aware, are you not, that *Trump* appointed Wray? Let's not blame President Biden for Trump's actions, please!

Oh yes I am very aware and Biden chose to keep him because it's a 10yr term. And now he resigns just because he knows Trump isn't happy about Maralargo raid and will fire him. It was cowardly to step down.

Another coward unwilling to fight for our institutions. When you’re in a position to make a difference, step up and do what you can. Don’t abandon ship.

They saw Bill Barr do it with no penalty. Why not, he can walk away scott free? You know that's going to be shitshow. He can write a book now.

Capitulation is just plain wrong @

He aids and abets once again.

Handing over the keys to chaos he helped create

They’re crumbling like cookies.

Coward

I don't blame him, but I wished he put up a fight. ☹️

What a big fucking mistake letting this happen.

On Tyrrany, Lesson #1 DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE. 😡

politicalamericans.com/kash-patel-t...

What a useless waste. Biden made 2 mistakes, not replacing Wray and keeping Garland.

Of course he will.

Obeying in advance. Terrible sign for what’s ahead.

I wish he’d make him fire him but I so understand why.

I sure hope Biden has is pardons ready. Of course, the immunity that benefits federal employees acting in the course and scope of their employment may make many pardons not necessary. But, would you risk it ? Isn’t it amazing that pardons can absorb the guilt status of our criminal judicial system?

Do Democrats not have one disobedient bone in their body?

Wray isn't a Democrat...all FBI directors have been Republican

Thanks. I learned that after I posted. Sad.

He is a coward. Don’t ever want to hear from him that he put the FBI or the country first. He’s a fraud

Big mistake on Wrays part. He should stand up and fight. Disappointed. Again. America is lost. Sad.

no, no, nyet

COWARD!

Wray should have made Trump fire him for no reason.

He should have resigned 4 years ago, but he was needed by the former guy to gum up the works and keep him out of prison

Every Dem president should install their own guy going forward. The norms are over. Sad.

One puss after another.

It was that or get fired. He should've waited for a better take on the Senate.

The unsurprising cowardice of Wray.

What a disgrace.

The people with all the power are always the first to cave. And tell us little people we have to stand up and fight.

Coward

Quitting is probably a bad career move. At my last job interview, was asked why I had left my previous position. Replied "I was fired, via e-mail, along with a couple hundred of my colleagues". They hired me.

So did he see broom writing in the sky that said Surrender Christopher or something? Weenie.

One of the most treasonous assholes ever. He should be in prison. Did everything imaginable to undermine Biden and the Democrats.

What is he being threatened with… and what’s the real reason he is stepping down? 🤔 something smells 🐠🐠

Chris Wray disappoints again. He seems to have a knack for being unprincipled when it really matters.

Why does EVERYTHING go his way?? It’s infuriating

Every time someone rolls over, the dictator-in-waiting gets stronger. But let's be clear, Congress is no longer an independent body. And neither are the GOP Senators. When it's news that "MAYBE" 4 or 5 senators might vote against Hegseth..and nothing that I've heard about Patel, they are all guilty

This is disappointing to hear.

Maybe he’s on a plane with his family escaping the titanic shit show. Why stick around? Everyone for themselves I guess… 🙄🙄🙄

🤮😩🤬

Why are they obeying in advance?? AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Well he is a Republican. So I am not sure why anyone thinks he wouldn’t.

We are in big big trouble.

This is so disappointing. Whatever happened to not obeying in advance?

Obeying in advance.

Bought and paid for.

Disappointing

Think its the smart move on his part

Shitper gave him the job in the first place

What bargain did he strike? Isn’t he the guy who gave Kavanaugh cover when he was “investigated” before his confirmation hearing?

WHY Wray did not resign when Biden was nominated president? The wall are closing on the People. Dictatorships will start in 40 days.

Because Wray is a Trump appointee.

Agree

Spineless. Very disappointing.

Do.Not.Obey.In.Advance. Wray is a coward throwing law and order under the bus.

Jerome Powell would like a word with your weak ass. At least fight for a minute

This sounds terrible. Helping Trump is a no-no

Disappointing

Some heroes don’t wear capes and are not heroes at all.

He obeyed in advanced. In school, teachers always asked what would you have done in this time in history (we read Annie Frank and Raisin in the Sun and Inherit the Wind) emphasis on standing up.

Really, who needs that BS in their life. I’d probably GTFO too.

Republican men= pervy, no integrity and no balls

Do you ever feel like you're in a comic book & the super villains are winning? I do. Kash Patel should be nowhere near the FBI.

🍿let them destruct

Proves he was their to do "he who shall not be named" bidding instead of the job.

Disappointing. Why won’t he stand up to Trump?

I don't blame him. He was getting fired anyway. Maybe he's trying to secure his benefits from Trump's vindictive henchpeople.

DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE. If Kash Patel wants his job, Wray should make the bastard work for it.

Chris Wray already did enough damage in order to help Trump & the GOP. Now he’ll step aside so that Trump can appoint someone far worst.

I'm sure no blackmail or threats were involved in the decisions of the people folding and obeying. 😑

Is EVERY Republican a coward????

Yes

What is it you aren't supposed to do with authoritarians? Comply in advance?

God what the hell is wrong with these people. Why are they making Trump's job easier? Ugh, how spineless.

You're going to need a double length SIL podcast this week, and it's not even Friday yet.

1. Could Trump actually “fire” him? IF so would he lose pension? 2. Who will fill the vacuum assuming Patel is not immediately confirmed?

James Comey and then Chris Wray... such weak, weak people at the head of the FBI

I wouldn’t have bowed out so fast.

What was that about complying in advance?

Exactly

I had hoped for better from Director Wray, but having watched him from the inside at the end of my tenure, I’m really not surprised. Sadly, Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity don’t mean what they used to.

What did you see at the end of your tenure that made it so you weren’t surprised?

He never stood up for the Bureau when Trump and his goons attacked it. And when pushed to fire Deputy Director Andy McCabe, he caved. Not that McCabe didn’t make mistakes, but no—especially not an SES employee—was ever fired just before they retired until McCabe.

Gotcha. That all makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

Another example of complying in advance.

#DontObeyInAdvance

His term is not due till 2027, stepping down is going to significantly weaken and compromise the FBI, more so, if Patel were to get confirmed.

What a fucking wimp

So disheartening!

$$$$

So disappointing.

Extreme amount of cowardice from Wray.

Noting, he isn't even doing the decent thing by resigning *now*. Nope, he's gonna run out the damn clock on our Constitution. This man never loved the FBI or cared about protecting its independence, or any of the other platitudes he blathered to get confirmed. He's a MAGA lackey, nothing more.

Obeying in advance. 🙄 WTF ever. 🙄