FBI Director Wray announces his resignation during a 'perilous period'.

During a CBS "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday, FBI Director Christopher Wray disclosed the reason for his resignation "during such a dangerous time" with nearly three years remaining in his term.

"Why resign during a dangerous time?" questioned host Scott Pelley.

In weeks, Shamsud-Din Jabbar became radicalized and posed a threat to the United States, just as communist China's ability to attack critical US infrastructure loomed.

"Retiring from the FBI was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make," Wray stated.

In December, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that he was leaving his post, citing President-elect Donald Trump's desire for a change in leadership at the bureau as the reason for his decision.

Wray stated that he believed the best course of action for the bureau was to make the change in an orderly manner, rather than hastily, to avoid further complications.

In 2017, Trump nominated Wray, a Yale Law School graduate who had been working at the DOJ since 1997, to head the FBI after firing Comey.

After the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago and accused Trump of possessing classified documents in his private residence, Trump and Wray's relationship has deteriorated.

"Wray stated on "60 Minutes" that our duty at the FBI is to follow the evidence, regardless of who is pleased with the outcome."

Trump questioned whether he was shot with a bullet at his July 2023 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, further inflaming tensions.

During the hearing on the attack, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray about the nature of the injury sustained by former President Trump, to which Wray replied that there is some uncertainty regarding whether it was a bullet or shrapnel that struck his ear.

The spokesman for Trump's campaign and the incoming White House communications director criticized Wray as spreading "conspiracist nonsense" for "political gain" in a statement to the New York Post.

Kashyap "Kash" Patel was nominated by Trump to replace Wray as head of the bureau.

"Government Gangsters" author and former National Security Council member Patel, 44, has been a contentious choice for the president-elect.

In a letter to senators, former Reagan CIA Chief William H. Webster, 100, warned against confirming Patel, stating that it would establish a "perilous precedent."

The departure of Christopher Wray marks a positive day for America, as it will put an end to the weaponization of the United States Department of Injustice, according to Trump's post on Truth Social in Dec. 2024.

In his "60 Minutes" interview, Wray stated that China is the biggest danger to the US.

The Chinese government is positioning itself on U.S. civilian critical infrastructure to wait for the opportunity to cause harm at a time and place of their choosing, according to the speaker.